Hornet Juice Sports Drink has a sting in its tail

April 22nd, 2008

Hornet JuiceA long time back, a loyal reader (whose name is sadly lost in the mists of time) sent me a link to a bizarre sports drink that, like many others, promises you’ll train harder/faster/stronger/better, but unusually, claims to do this by rejigging your digestive system to mimic that of a big bug.

The makers of Hornet Juice Sports Drink claim it is based on the activities of the Giant Hornet, an endurance athlete amongst insects that can “fly 50 miles a day”. The makers of Hornet Juice believe this is down to the hornet’s diet of an amino acid mixture secreted by their larval. By recreating this mixture, they claim:

Hornet Juice activates the metabolism of fat for energy right from the start of your physical activity. This results in your glycogen being conserved, enabling you to maintain a steady pace to the very end.

Presumably because what’s good for an inch-long flying insect must also be good for a six-foot tall running human.  And I guess reconfiguring your entire digestive system is a safe and advisable pastime, too.  Ah, there’s nothing like a bit of cargo cult science to put a smile on your face.  Seriously though, don’t they remember what happened to Timothy West in Tales of the Unexpected?! (anyone got a video link to this?)

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4 Comments Add your own

  • 1. anon  |  April 30th, 2008 at 6:44 am

    So you assume it doesn’t work without trying, reading studies, or even reading other peer reviews? I wholeheartedly take your opinion as truth. Good job!

  • 2. Frank the SciencePunk  |  April 30th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Fair point, I was feeling lazy. Here’s the result of one of the studies, a week long trial on a small group (15) of people:

    There were no significant changes in the rates in oxygen uptake, heart rate, and plasma lactate concentration between groups. We inferred that ingesting the supplement before starting exercise has a significant effect on the respiratory exchange ratio and ratings of perceived exertion during submaximal sustained exercise for 60 min. but not on oxygen uptake, heart rate, and plasma lactate concentration.

  • 3. snailbrain  |  May 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

    if you don’t believe it works , try some yourself,
    i had some and it was uber :)
    uk seller [spam removed]

  • 4. Rina Ward  |  May 5th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Omigosh, I so remember this episode back in the 80’s! Scared the hell out of me and my sisters but we kept on mimicking West and his buzzzzing words. I must include this in our site! I won’t argue about your stand on our product… unless you want me to send you a few samples. Promise me you won’t feed it to your child!

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