“Be Positive, Drink Negative” is the slogan of the new Nestle-Coca Cola product Enviga. The five-calorie can is sold in grocery stores and is purchased in abundance by celebrities and average teen girls alike. Nestle Switzerland’s research states that the high EGCG and caffeine levels in this drink cause the body to burn extra calories than your body does naturally. Enviga is not marketed as a weight loss product, but as an aid to a healthy lifestyle.

Senior Margaret Johnson is a self-professed addict. Johnson has been drinking Enviga for about a month and drinks at least one a day. She began after her friends started to drink it. “Nicole Ricci drinks it” she says, admitting that the celebrity craze over this drink is definitely an influence. “It’s super trendy” she added, “…it makes you feel good, because you can sit around and still be burning calories.” Although the FDA has approved this product, it does not endorse it. Nestle promotes this product as health-conscious, however, aspartame — a sugar substitute which has been linked to many health problems such as brain cancer — is a main ingredient.

Despite the possible health risks, many girls like Margaret still devour these drinks on a regular basis. “It’s super sketch,” Margaret admits, she even has a friend whose mom does not let her drink it. Margaret eats a full healthy diet; however, some of her thin friends who drink it, she says, do eat reduced calorie diets. “Everybody is just trying to be their cutest,” she says. “Everyone should drink it.”

Senior Linnea Jensen-Stewart has been drinking Enviga for about 6 months, however, she only drinks a couple a week. For her, Enviga is not part of a reduced calorie diet. “It’s just like any caffeinated drink,” she says. “I drink a ton of coffee and tea.” Jensen-Stewart, who learned about this drink from her personal trainer, drinks it for the increased energy before working out or going out. “It’s just like diet coke” she says. Not overly calorie-conscious, she aims to eat whole grains, poultry and tons of vitamins. Enviga, she argues, is not a part of a negative lifestyle. “People often think you’re doing it for the wrong reasons” says Jensen-Stewart on dieting, “[but] it’s all about moderation.”

Like many health-oriented teens, both Jensen-Stewart and Johnson say work out a ton. Jensen-Stewart swears by exercise and does a lot of yoga, and Johnson tries to go to the gym as much as she can. Diet and exercise for them is all about being as healthy as they can be; whether or not Enviga will play a lasting role is not yet determined.