To lose weight, eliminate sugary drinks

When it comes to losing weight, paying attention to drinking may be more important than food, according to new research, in which it has been found that reducing sugar-laden beverages, is associated directly with the weight loss and appears to have a major impact on reducing weight than solid foods.
“The consumption of liquid calories in beverages has increased in parallel with the obesity epidemic in the U.S. population,” Dr. Benjamin Caballero of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues point in the journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
“Our study supports the recommendations to political and public health efforts to reduce the intake of liquid calories, especially sugar-sweetened beverages in the general population.” (more…)



