What Is Caffe Americano Doing in a Viral Weight-Loss Routine?

A viral routine known as the Mixue Bingcheng weight-loss method asks people to drink grape iced Americano, jasmine green tea, and iced fresh lemonade in sequence within one day while eating little or nothing else. Followers claim a drop of three to four jin overnight. Doctors say the effect is water loss and reduced intestinal contents, not fat loss.

The pattern resembles liquid fasting: juice, soup, and meal-replacement shakes consumed for a short period. People who tried it reported weak hands and feet, palpitations, headaches, and insomnia, and doctors warn of hypoglycemia, hair loss, and abnormal liver and kidney function. Mixue Bingcheng stores and customer service said the three drinks have no weight-loss effect.

Recently, a so-called "Mixue Bingcheng weight-loss method" has become popular on social platforms. The routine involves drinking grape iced Americano, jasmine green tea, and iced fresh lemonade in sequence within one day, while trying to eat nothing else. Some followers claim they can lose three to four jin the next day. This method is essentially similar to liquid fasting, relying on water loss and reduced intestinal contents rather than true fat loss. Many who tried it reported discomfort such as weak hands and feet, palpitations, headaches, and insomnia, and doctors also warn that rashly using it may trigger hypoglycemia, hair loss, and even abnormal liver and kidney function. Mixue Bingcheng stores and customer service both said these three drinks have no weight-loss effect.

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Recently, a wave of discussion about the "Mixue Bingcheng weight-loss method" has surged on social networks, and many people have rushed to try it. It is understood that this so-called weight-loss method is quite close to the recently popular liquid fasting method, with the core idea being to consume only liquid foods for a short period, such as juice, soup, meal-replacement shakes, and so on, thereby achieving rapid weight loss.

In terms of specific operation, those trying it need to drink Mixue Bingcheng's grape iced Americano, jasmine green tea, and iced fresh lemonade in sequence within one day, while eating as little as possible or even nothing else at all. After following this, when they step on the scale the next morning, they find they have become 4 jin lighter in one day.

"Just drink three cups of beverages and lose 4 jin"—this claim sounds obviously much easier than "control your mouth and move your legs," and many netizens who want to lose weight effortlessly were immediately attracted. After figuring out the specific steps, they rushed to imitate it and posted their real feedback after practicing this method on social platforms.

Those who tried it said that after following the method circulating online to carry out the "Mixue Bingcheng weight-loss method," they felt their metabolism seemed to speed up under the effect of caffeine and strong tea, and when weighing the next day they did indeed see a change in the number, with body weight dropping by 3 to 4 jin.

However, some of them reported that after drinking the unsweetened grape iced Americano and jasmine green tea in sequence, adverse reactions such as weak hands and feet, difficulty concentrating, and palpitations appeared. If they forced themselves to finish the last cup of lemonade as well, the hunger that struck made it hard to withstand, and a few people also experienced unexpected conditions such as headaches and insomnia.

For this reason, many people who personally tried it said bluntly that although they could see a change in the number on the scale the next day by relying only on three drinks without exercising, the physical discomfort brought by liquid fasting directly made them give up the idea of continuing, and they ultimately abandoned this weight-loss method.

In response to the physical conditions reported by netizens, a media reporter consulted a doctor. The doctor pointed out that the liquid fasting weight-loss method is an extreme means of dieting. The reason body weight drops is actually factors such as water loss, reduced intestinal contents, and muscle breakdown, not because fat has been consumed.

If people who need to lose weight rashly adopt this method, it can easily induce problems such as hypoglycemia, hair loss, and abnormal liver and kidney function. In addition, consuming large amounts of strong tea and caffeine throughout the day will make neural function abnormally excited, leading to adverse reactions such as anxiety, palpitations, and poorer sleep quality. Therefore, doctors advise netizens not to blindly follow the trend.

At the same time, the reporter also called several Mixue Bingcheng stores to learn about the situation. Staff said they were not clear about this weight-loss method circulating online, and said the three drinks netizens bought do not have weight-loss effects—they are just relatively refreshing and tasty—and stores do not engage in bundled sales of "weight-loss tea."

When the reporter consulted them, Mixue Bingcheng customer service responded that they had learned of the relevant situation and reported it to the company, while emphasizing that the three drinks circulating online "have no effects at all."

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