The worst food you can eat

Ever need a pick-me-up?

Try knocking back 4 cups of coffee, each with 3-4 sugars!

After the sugary whiplash, euphoria and headache you'll feel much better. But to really add a kick, down a bunch of synthetic chemicals along side it to really make the most of the situation. 

That's what is happening every time you drink a large red bull.

Here's their take on the experience:

Personally I love Red Bull, but only as a company. Their marketing is outstanding, they've picked a great looking product / logo, and have gone hard on the sponsorship of great people and brands.

The only problem is their product is horrendous. It looks like.... (well the less said about that the better), it smells like a chemical factory and it tastes like sugary petrol.

And before you say you think it tastes nice, would you drink decaffeinated sugar-free red bull? No you wouldn't. You like the caffeine and the sugar rush.

Why would you need more energy anyway? The only time you need more energy is if you don't sleep enough, don't eat well or are constantly bouncing your blood sugar levels. The unfortunate truth is that that describes most of the population.

Red Bull is only narrowly the worst offender. Soft drinks of all kinds are pumped full of sugar. Here are some facts:

(The numbers on the left are calories and on the right are grams of sugar per serving. 1 teaspoon is about 4 grams)

Lucozade Energy - Orange 500ml, 500 ml	310					63
Coca-Cola Company - Coke 500 Ml, 500 ml	210					54
Copella - Apple Juice, 500 ml	230					52
Sainsbury's - Pineapple Juice, 500 ml	230					55
Relentless - Original Flavor Energy Drink, 500 ml	215					52

Do you drink sugary drinks often, drink tea with sugar or have soft drinks while you're out and about? Over time all of these habits will make it very difficult for you to lose fat. This is because constantly pushing simple sugars into your blood stream makes it very difficult for your body to control the amount circulating. This is what leads to the need for a 'sugar hit' and perpetuates the vicious cycle. The result is your body not accepting the sugar and it staying in the blood. Next stop - diabetes. 

The really sticky situation is with fruit juices. I can't understand why it is a general conception that fruit juice is healthy. All fruit juice, cranberry to pineapple, is just a bomb waiting to strike. Fresh fruit is stripped of fiber, which is what makes fruit healthy, and all your left with is the sugar. It is true, they do contain more nutrients than soft drinks, but then so does concrete.

If you like oranges, eat oranges. They come ready made, with no need to process!

Avoid drinks with calories in as a matter of urgency. Drink water and lots of it. Drink between 3-4 litres a day, or until your urine is pale. This behaviour is paramount if you would like to improve your body composition because it will allow your body to use your fat as a fuel. After all that is the goal, if you cut the sugar, your body has to run on something.