By the year 2015, 75% of U.S. adults are projected to be classified as overweight or obese. It is not just an issue of outward looks, obesity contributes to a range of health dangers, issues which will only get bigger as an increasing amount of us do.
Of course our fattening epidemic is to be expected when you consider that we consume from 150-300 more calories on a daily basis than we did 25 years ago. There are a variety of reasons why this has happened. Fast foods, processed and prepared meals, ever increasing meal sizes, too few good fats and too many bad ones, as well as an unfortunate and always expanding choice of high calorie drinks.
Our modern tastes have become accustomed to calories in liquid form, such as coffee drinks, smoothies, energy drinks and flavored waters. The trouble is that calories in liquid form are difficult to keep track of, and they add up quickly. Liquid calories just aren't as satisfying as solid food, and many of the liquids we drink without really thinking have little, if any, nutritional value.
Experts have discovered that the mechanism of drinking calories, and not having to prepare or chew them as you would with a normal meal, help these calories slide under your calorie counting radar, unnoticed.
Eliminating from your diet those calories which provide minimal nutrition will greatly assist you in your weight loss efforts. Cut the least nutritious, calories first, and then look at the rest of your diet.
When reading your drink labels, the most important thing to look at is the amount of calories contained; forget the ingredients for now. Even so-called healthy drinks, that are thought to be a better option for weight loss, can bring along additional calories too. In the end, it's the total number of calories that matters.
Therefore, if your objective is to lose weight, you're best off drinking just calorie free, all natural water. But if you can't make the switch to sugar free drinks right away, try sugared water until a less sweet taste seems is easier to take in. - 26706
Of course our fattening epidemic is to be expected when you consider that we consume from 150-300 more calories on a daily basis than we did 25 years ago. There are a variety of reasons why this has happened. Fast foods, processed and prepared meals, ever increasing meal sizes, too few good fats and too many bad ones, as well as an unfortunate and always expanding choice of high calorie drinks.
Our modern tastes have become accustomed to calories in liquid form, such as coffee drinks, smoothies, energy drinks and flavored waters. The trouble is that calories in liquid form are difficult to keep track of, and they add up quickly. Liquid calories just aren't as satisfying as solid food, and many of the liquids we drink without really thinking have little, if any, nutritional value.
Experts have discovered that the mechanism of drinking calories, and not having to prepare or chew them as you would with a normal meal, help these calories slide under your calorie counting radar, unnoticed.
Eliminating from your diet those calories which provide minimal nutrition will greatly assist you in your weight loss efforts. Cut the least nutritious, calories first, and then look at the rest of your diet.
When reading your drink labels, the most important thing to look at is the amount of calories contained; forget the ingredients for now. Even so-called healthy drinks, that are thought to be a better option for weight loss, can bring along additional calories too. In the end, it's the total number of calories that matters.
Therefore, if your objective is to lose weight, you're best off drinking just calorie free, all natural water. But if you can't make the switch to sugar free drinks right away, try sugared water until a less sweet taste seems is easier to take in. - 26706
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