Could I Thrive On An Energy Drink Alone?

I see your thinking there but no - the others are right, it isnt possible, and will be harmful to your health to try to do so.

An excerpt from the source below:

... one can of Red Bull contains 1000 mg of taurine. A German double-blind study compared a taurine and caffeine drink, a caffeine-only drink, and a placebo drink. Stroke volume--the volume of blood ejected with each beat of the heart--was increased only in the group taking the taurine-and-caffeine drink. Taurine appears to play an important role in muscle contraction (especially in the heart) and the nervous system.

Red Bull also contains 600 mg of glucuronolactone, a substance that is naturally found in the body. There is a lack of published information on the health effects of glucuronolactone supplementation in humans or on the safety of this combination.

Energy drinks contain sugar (although sugar-free energy drinks are now available), because it is a quick source of energy.

B vitamins are sometimes added to energy drinks in small amounts. It makes energy drinks appear healthy, although they probably contribute little. B vitamins are needed to convert food into energy.

Some energy drinks contain guarana, a South American herb that is an additional source of caffeine.

Based on these studies, drinking to much Red Bull at these concentrations and certainly as a sole source of dietary intake will shortly cause a fatal heart attack and death.

So don't even try this at home kids!

Nessie x

No. They have no nutrition like good solid foods do. Energy drinks have a high concentration of sugar, caffiene, and other energy enhancing ingredients. Some people think 1 will do 2 or more will really work. They can cause heart palpitations, trips to the emergency room & in extreme cases death.

It depends on your condition and which "energy drink" you try to survive on. What is the matter? Are you ill, or are you trying to lose weight. If the latter is the case then you are being foolish.

Fortifresh (a yoghurty drink flavoured with rasberry or blackcurrant) is complete and contains all the nutrients a body requires - though you need at least 3 aday. Fortisip is the same, but in my view sickly sweet.

Best person would be to see a dietician.

You might be able to survive for awhile on water and energy drinks, but you certainly wouldn't thrive. If you wanted a completely liquid diet you could make smoothies and include protein powder and other essential nutrients.

No. Nothing but energy drinks will put you in the hospital. Besides, that's just a little extreme don't you think?

Definitely no as these drinks have a high concentration of sugar.