When my dad was a 12-year-old kid in Red Bluff, California, circa 1928, part of the extended family was a man he knew as Uncle Jack Cotney. That they knew of, or he'd admit to, Uncle Jack had survived some 25 stand-up gunfights in his life.
Green tea is a fat burner that does speed up the metabolism, as far as energy drinks however they really speed up the heart not your metabolism. If you're looking for something that will speed up your metabolism there are better choices for that. Good Luck, Casey.
Boosting metabolism is the holy grail of weight watchers everywhere, but how fast your body burns calories depends on several things. Some people inherit a speedy metabolism. Men tend to burn more calories than women, even while resting. And for most people, metabolism slows steadily after age 40.