Water or Coke?

[bsandey]

Even if the coke and water myths are wrong, the fact is that there was a study on how beverage influence the obesity of america and it was found that in many cases that beverages such as soda and other drinks usually contribute to around 50% of the weight problems most people have. I forgot where I learned of this study but I believe it, I used to drink a few liter a day (wal-mart has a realllly cheap 3 liter bottle of soda for only around 56 cents) until a few months ago when I had to move out onto my own and got into some tight financial situation. Since then I've drank water all of the time and lost alot of the weight and have never felt better in only a few months.

I cut out soda and switched to water, and dropped 30 lbs very quickly. I still have much more to go, but it was a good start. I do indulge ever so often, maybe once a week or so. Most of that is the barley pop variety.

Bill

[gailkaitschuck]

For what it's worth....

Each 24 ounce bottle of "regular" soda will provide about 270 kcalories and 13 teaspoons of sugar. No fat, no protein, just carbohydrates in the form of simple sugars. Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, etc. etc.; not a significant difference in calories between the brands.

If one has been consuming one of these 24 ounce bottles a day and switches to water instead, they'll knock off about 27 pounds in a year.

Gail