Take the Sugar Out of Your Tank

Take the Sugar Out of Your Tank
Source: Healthy Living
When it comes to losing weight, cutting back on the calories in sugar-sweetened drinks, rather than food, may be most important.

So, cut back on the Kool-aid and Soft drinks throughout the day.  Okay, perhaps you don't drink Kool-aid anymore.  Researchers have found that cutting back on calories from sugary beverages -- by only one serving per day -- accounted for nearly two-and-a-half pounds of lost weight over 18 months.  Obviously, this doesn't involve a frequent excercise routine.

"Weight loss from liquid calories is greater than loss of calorie intake from solid food," concluded lead researcher Dr. Liwei Chen, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the LSU Health Science in New Orleans.

One reason for this is that the body is able to self-regulate its intake of solid food. For example, if you eat too much solid food at lunch, you'll tend to eat less at dinner. But the same self-regulation is not there for what you drink, experts say.

Your body does not adjust to liquid calories, so over time, you gain more weight, Chen explained.

"If you reduce your intake of beverages, particularly sugar-containing beverages, you can maintain your weight," Chen said. "You can avoid additional weight gain, or if you are on a diet, it's an easy, simple way to help you achieve your goals," Chen added.


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