At least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energy containing beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite as well as food in solid form.
Epidemiological research also supports a positive association between calorie-containing beverage consumption and increased body weight or body mass index. New research now suggests that soda may not be the only culprit…
The primary source of liquid calories in the United States Diet is carbohydrate, namely soda. Now running a close second are specialty and dessert coffees. Did you know that a 16 ounce Frappucino can contain 500 calories or even more! That’s one-third of a typical female’s daily calorie intake while on a fat loss program.
A recent study at Purdue University published in the International Journal of Obesity set out to learn even more about this bodyfat – liquid calories relationship.
Researchers compared solid and beverage forms of foods composed primarily of carbohydrate, fat or protein in order to document the independent effect of food form in foods with different dominant macronutrient sources.
Based on previous research, some experts have recommended targeting specific beverages as being “worse” than others. High fructose corn syrup and soda has been singled out the most and you’ve probably seen that yourself in the news.
There’s no question that soda has been on top of the “hit list” for some time now, by virtue of the amounts and frequency of consumption alone.
However, this recent study says that from a pure energy balance perspective, we should be cautious about ALL liquid calories, not just soda and not just carbohydrates!
Fruit juice for example, appears to be an obvious improvement over soda, so many people have swapped out their soda for fruit juice. However, when fruit juice is compared to an equal amount of calories from whole fruit, the whole fruit satisfies appetite better (largely due to the bulk and fiber content), and so you tend to eat fewer calories for the day.
[On an interesting side note, soup does not seem to apply; soup has higher satiety value than calorie containing beverages, possibly for mere cognitive reasons.]
If you were to meticulously track your calories from beverages and you made sure that your calories remained the same for the day, whether liquid or solid, there would probably be little or no difference in your body composition.
But that’s not what usually happens in free-living humans. Most people do not accurately track or report their caloric intake. Our mistake is that we tend to drink calories IN ADDITION TO our usual food intake, not instead of it.
Men are especially guilty of this when they drink alcohol – Men tend to drink AND eat, while women tend to drink INSTEAD OF eating.
This new research found that with all three macronutrients – protein, carbs or fat – daily calorie intake was significantly greater when the beverage form was consumed as compared to the solid.
Yes, it’s true! Even protein drinks did not satisfy the appetite the way that protein foods did!
While you would think that protein drinks are purely a good thing, because protein foods have been proven to reduce appetite and increase satiety, if you turn a solid protein food into a protein drink, it loses it’s appetite suppressive properties in the same way that happens when you turn fruit into fruit juice.
[NOTE: After weight training workouts, liquid nutrition may have benefits that outweigh any downside, especially on muscle-gaining programs]
Why do liquid calories fail to elicit the same response as whole foods? reasons include:
* high calorie density
* lower satiety value
* more calories ingested in short period of time
* lower demand for oral processing
* shorter gastrointestinal transit times
* energy in beverages has greater bioaccessibility and bioavailability
* mechanisms may include cognitive, orosensory, digestive, metabolic, endocrine and neural influences (human appetite is a complex thing!!!)
* last but not least, nowhere in our history have our ancestors had access to large amounts of liquid calories. Alcohol may have been around as far back as several thousand years BC, but even that is a blip on the evolutionary calendar of humanity.
As a result, our genetic code has never developed the physiological mechanisms to properly register the caloric content in liquids the way it does when you eat, chew and swallow whole foods.
Bottom line: This study suggests that we shouldn’t just target one type of liquid calories such as soda. If you’re trying to beat body fat, it’s wise to limit all types of liquid calories and eat whole foods as much as possible.
Start by ditching the soda. Then ditch the high calorie dessert coffees. Then cut back on the alcohol. From there, be cautious even about milk, juice and protein drinks.
Drink water or tea instead, or limited amounts of black coffee – without all the high calorie extras.
If you do consume any beverages that contain calories, such as protein shakes, be sure to account for those calories meticulously and be sure you don’t drink them in addition to your usual food intake, but in place of an equal amount of food calories.
Remember, those protein shakes you might be drinking are called “meal replacements” not “free calories!”
For many years I have suggested focusing primarily on whole foods rather than liquids, even protein shakes. Unlike so many other fat reduction programs, Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle does not require any kind of liquid meal replacement or protein drinks and our company does not exist to sell supplements; we are here to educate you and millions of others about the realities of body fat loss.
We now have even more scientific data that confirms what Burn The Fat has been teaching all along.
I hope you found this helpful. You can learn more about “Burn The Fat” at www.BurnTheFat.com
Reference: Effects of food form on appetite and energy intake in lean and obese young adults. International Journal of Obesity. 2007 Nov (11):1688-95. Mourao DM, Bressan J, Campbell WW, Mattes RD. Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, USA.
About the Author:
Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified personal trainer and freelance fitness writer. Tom is the author of “Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using secrets of the world’s best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism by visiting: www.burnthefat.com
The Tapeworm diet – can you believe people would even consider this? If I am not mistaken, parasites (like tape worms) are bad for you. The premise is the tapeworms secrete proteins that make digestion of food less efficient. I thought complete digestion of food was a good thing. The incomplete digestion of food causes a myriad of maladies.
Lets list a few negatives of the Tapeworm Diet:
malabsorption of nutrients
malnutrition
IBS
cysticercosis
lack of energy
poor immune function
opportunistic diseases
bad gut bacteria, funguses, yeast…
poor elimination
poor detoxification
There are many more bad effects of incomplete digestion, I have just listed a few.
The other part of the supposed weight loss from the tapeworm diet is the tapeworms themselves consume the food in your gut rather than you. Ok, what about the size and weight of the parasite(s)? Doesn’t that contribute to your weight? What about the damage to the lining of your stomach or intestines where they choose to anchor themselves
(with teeth). Do you think the perforations this causes can be good for you? What about the larvae that can migrate to your brain and cause seizures and other neurological problems as they feed on your brain or any other organ? Last I checked, parasitic infections were considered bad and sometimes fatal.
I don’t know about you but I cherish my brain and like the ability to think – not to mention my other organs. This may not be important to others, but I like using my brain and god given talents for solving problems and making me and my family’s life more fulfilling and meaningful.
How about the fact that some tape worms can grow as long as 50 feet! – depending upon type of tapeworm – Diphyllobothrium, Taenia saginata (T. saginata) and Taenia solium (T. solium), Echinococcus – parasitic flatworms called cestodes or cyclophyllids? They are segmented and each segment is capable of producing eggs. If you are lucky, they will pass with a bowel movement – worms in the toilet, how appetizing. Sometimes they will hang from your anus while the other end is fastened in your digestive tract – SEXY!
Alright, is it just me or does this gross you out? Why would you put something in your body that is the scourge of the third world? Doctors fight parasitic infections of millions of people every year and you are going to intentionally introduce them into your body?
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Skinny Jeans Workout, a catchy name but just one of many similar workout routines that focuses on “core muscles”. Any workout with this much time and effort put in day after day will produce great results. Problem is most people do not have the motivation or time or willpower to put into such a program. Just like dieting, the motivation quickly fades. Sheer willpower is required to consistently plow through the routine to achieve results. Especially if you are out of shape, it makes it especially grueling.
Most people just do not have the drive to see this through. There is another, easier way to get into your skinny jeans – Appetite Suppressants – makes for easy diets. The main reason for diet failures is hunger, cravings and being overwhelmed with thoughts of food due to deprivation while your stomach is growling. Conquer this one thing and you can be in your skinny jeans and throw away your fat jeans in no time.
Trick Nature And Beat Hunger
Combine an effective appetite suppressant with some common sense eating and you have a win/win situation. Anybody can follow any diet if they are not hungry, think about it. To make weight loss effortless, try combining The Every Other Day Diet with an effective appetite suppressant for even more fat burning while eating the foods you enjoy. Using this approach will guarantee success. So get out your skinny jeans or get ready to buy some because now you have a foolproof weight loss plan. Go for the Skinny Jeans Workout if you are a masochist, otherwise take the easy way to getting thin.
The Every Other Day Diet has been called the easiest diet on earth. Also known as EODD. Even the name tells you there are no sacrifices greater than 24 hours. Those “sacrifices” are no sacrifice at all, just more foods you love (in smaller portions). Developed by degreed fitness professionals (formerly obese themselves) who came up with an easy diet plan that works for everybody. Using the ultra easy SNAPP System.
Based on science, this diet plan keeps your metabolism stoked and burning fat using caloric cycling. Most diets end up slowing your metabolism by longer term calorie restriction making it easier to put the weight back on when the diet is done. The Every Other Day Diet plan can easily become a permanent weight loss, weight maintenance program.
By maintaining a high metabolism, your body burns fat for energy instead of storing body fat. You enjoy the increased energy and may even feel like exercising. Yes, you do need to get some exercise – brisk walking will do. You’ll definitely want to get off you butt with your new found energy.
Easy Diets
How This Easy Diet Works
One day you eat super healthy high protein foods that are easy to make (calorie restricted).
One day you eat “normally”
Repeat
Think you can handle that? That’s it! It is scaled into 3 separate versions depending upon how fast you wish to lose weight – they all work.
Diet Program Also Includes:
3 Every Other Day Diet recipes a week (variety!)
Weekly Tips and motivational emails
Lifetime updates (currently version 2)
A support forum
As you can see, you are not left on your own. You can share your success or ask questions in the forum. A positive place to get encouragement and advice.
Every other Day Diet Benefits:
A permanent weight loss solution
Easy diet to follow
Body never adjusts, metabolism stays in fat burning mode
No guilt
More energy
Foods you love – no strict diet
Real food – not celery and salads
No cravings
No counting calories, fats or carbohydrates
No diet stress
Constant fat burning
IT WORKS
You can see why it is called “The easiest diet on Earth”. There is no simpler, more effective, fat burning diet available. If you want an enjoyable diet that works and has no suffering or sacrificing for weeks at at time involved – This is it.
Diets in general have a staggering failure rate. They actually set you up to fail by slowing your metabolism, starving you and leaving you with overwhelming cravings. You found one that is easy and avoids all of these common diet pitfalls. Go ahead and try the last diet you will ever need – the Every Other Day Diet!
If you are of extremely low will power, you can always use an appetite suppressant (easy diets) on the restrictive days making it absolutely fool proof.
How to lose belly fat is the most asked about area of the body when it comes to fat loss. Next is the hips and butt. Unfortunately, you cannot spot lose fat. Losing fat in your belly will occur proportionately with the rest of your body – unless overriding genetics skew the even fat loss.
There are things you can do to make your belly look better and skinnier. By tightening the muscles of the stomach – abdominals or abs and obliques, you will regain a healthier, better looking shape. A healthy posture of stand / sit straight, shoulders back, gut sucked in (gently tightening stomach muscles) will also slenderize your mid-section.
To lose fat you must cut back your caloric intake. Cut back no more than 500 calories a day or your body will go into “starvation mode” and slow your metabolism to store fat for a potential famine (the body anticipates this). This is a survival mechanism that saves lives during famines, fortunately famine in “advanced” societies are rare. If you are at 2500 calories a day, cut back to 2000 calories. After a couple weeks you may cut calories gradually till you find your ultimate fat loss calorie zone.
The other angle of attack to lose weight / lose fat is to increase your metabolic rate. Your metabolic rate determines how many calories you burn even when at rest, even during sleep. Exercise is good for this. To achieve an all day long metabolic rate increase, you need to push your muscles past their comfort zones. Weight lifting, body weight exercises and sprinting all increase your body’s metabolic rate. Sprinting or wind sprints also improve lung and heart efficiency. The body was not designed for running long periods of time. You will have greater health and weight loss benefits doing sprints.
The third angle of attack is eating right. Not what the willy nilly “doctors” and “experts” tell you to eat. Do you know the average life expectancy of a doctor? It is about 20 years shorter than average – going to take their advice? Remember eggs are bad – wait, eggs are good, fats and butter are bad vegetable oils and margarine are better, wait vegetable oils and margarine are hydrogenated oils – cause weight gain, inflammation, heart disease… Notice how the food pyramid keeps changing? It depends who is funding the study. What your body needs to thrive and heal is protein, fat and fruit and vegetable based carbohydrates – not grains and breads. Think cave man diet – yep, back to basics not today’s processed “foods” that are completely void of any nutrition. If it comes in a box, a bag or a can – chances are there is little nutrition left.
Stay away from junk foods like cakes, donuts, candy, soda pop, chips… Besides the nutritionless high calorie content, chemicals and HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) disrupts your body’s natural hormonal balance and causes weight gain. Preservatives and flavor enhancers (MSG) fake sugars(Aspartame), fake fats(hydrogenated oils)and soy products all cause hormonal imbalances and increase your appetite even when your stomach is full. Avoid these and weight loss will be much easier.
In summary:
Reduce caloric intake
Increase your metabolism through exercise
Eat good, nutritious foods
Avoid poisons like preservatives, colors, flavor enhancers…
Ever noticed how with all the government sponsored “science” on diet and heart disease, that America is getting fatter and heart disease is growing? Politicians are pushing their own opinions and agendas on the public and punishing scientists that do not agree with their ideas. The McGovern report and Ansel Keyes low fat, low cholesterol diet are the basis of this bad “science” that is being shoved down our throats by the FDA, USDA and the CDC.
There is a movie coming out which challenges these “truths” with common sense and objective science, not agenda based lies. How can they justify their proposed tax hikes on the foods they determine to be bad when the science behind their propositions is proven faulty?
Low fat diets do not prevent obesity or heart disease. Cholesterol does not cause heart disease. If small minded politicians have their way, we will all be vegetarians. They are probably loading their portfolios with stock in soybean tofu farms. Once they legislate their profits (and fail to pay the taxes us common folk are held to) they will be rich and not pay their “fair share”.
Enough criminal, I mean politician bashing. The point here is what is and has been shoved down our throats as “fact” is merely opinion. Scientists are afraid to speak up because politicians control the grant monies and only distribute the monies to scientists that agree with them. No wonder weight loss has become so hard for people when the weight loss programs are based on bad data.
Lets bring back common sense and objective science. We are not sheep, we can think for ourselves. Don’t let government control us as subjects, they work for us, the voters. We need to wake the voters up if we want to take back our freedom of choice.
Remember the government telling us eggs are bad, salt is bad, butter is bad – margarine, vegetable oils and low fat diets are good? Well that junk “science” sky rocketed heart disease and obesity.
There are a few doctors and scientists speaking out and trying to right this wrong thrust upon our society. If a weight loss diet isn’t working, try a low carb diet instead of a low fat diet. Eat meat like our bodies require and get the nutrients that you cannot get from other foods. High quality protein, B12, omega3s and more.
An iodine deficiency will affect your ability to lose weight and cause you to gain weight. Iodine or iodide are the main precursors required for your thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones which regulate your metabolism and other hormone systems of the body. The 2 main thyroid hormones are: triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). T3 and T4 regulate the rate your body burns calories for energy. Hypothyroidism (slow metabolism) can be a result of iodine deficiency. If you are trying to lose pounds, especially trying to lose fat, an iodine deficiency is something to check out.
A person’s metabolism is the mechanism that maintains, allows weight loss or weight gain for the long term. A high metabolism will burn more calories even when at rest. A low metabolism will burn less calories making it easy to gain weight. Generally a person’s metabolism will achieve a “set point” and maintain the weight you are currently at. With any luck, you are at your ideal weight and your set point is allowing you to maintain that weight. As we age, our metabolism gradually slows down. If your caloric intake does not go down along with your metabolism, you will gain weight.
Iodine is deficient in the SAD diet (standard American Diet). Iodine has been depleted from our soils and therefore our foods. An attempt was made to supplement the American diet by iodizing salt. Then the same folks that recommended iodine be added to our diets for thyroid health, came up with the bright idea we should cut down on salt use. Natural sea salt and other natural salts are good for you and contain iodine and 71 other minerals. Table salt (sodium chloride) in this country is highly refined natural salt stripped of everything healthy and no longer resembles healthy salt. This form of “salt” is bad for you and should be avoided (even if it is iodized). Stick with sea salt or crystal salt for your salt needs.
Supplementation of iodine (as in supplementation of all nutrients) should be from a natural source, in a natural form. Sea kelp has an ideal form of iodine for absorbtion. As with any supplementation, you must “listen” to your body. If you notice any changes in your health for the worse, discontinue use of the supplement. An opposite condition of hypothyroidism is hyperthyroidism (an over active thyroid) and iodine supplementation would not be advisable. A blood test is the only for sure way to determine your thyroid hormone levels. If you are concerned, see a doctor (preferably a naturopathic doctor).
Iodine is just one factor that can affect your metabolism. Generally you need to supply your body with all the nutrients it requires to operate efficiently. If a weight loss diet is in your plans, eat healthy, avoid nutitionally deficient foods and get some exercise.
Many individuals have a hard time losing weight for many reasons. BPA or Bisphenol-A is an additive to plastics to harden plastic for beverage containers (bottles) and line cans and paper cartons (milk, juice…). It is widespread in use and over 6 billion pounds are used per year. The chemical leaches into the food and beverages it comes in contact with – including plastic baby bottles.
BPA has been tied to diabetes, weight gain, early puberty in females and the feminization and adversely affecting male sexual development. BPA mimics estrogen – it is chemically similar and affects the human body accordingly. Underdeveloped sex organs in males and also affecting fertility of males. The weight gain comes from the elevated estrogen / pseudo estrogen effect on the body causing hormonal imbalances.
There are several initiatives to remove bisphenol-A (BPA) from food packaging and baby bottles. The plastics industry is reluctant to admit the effects and apparently does not have a cost effective replacement for BPA or it would do so. It has been in the news several times this year and a web search on BPA will bring up many articles, many from medical journals.
So if you cannot lose weight no matter how hard you try, BPA may be part of the problem. Avoid heating plastic food containers (and baby bottles) in the microwave as that increases the release and transfer of BPA to the food or beverage. Heat foods and beverages in non-plastic containers. There are other chemicals out there that also affect weight gain, metabolism and hormonal levels.
Those who have difficulty losing weight have enough to deal with. As a general rule, go as natural as you can to avoid unnatural chemicals. There are not enough studies on the long term effects of exposure to the multitude of “modern day” chemicals. Weight loss is hard enough without having to consider “outside factors” to the problem of losing weight.
Here are 101 diet tips for fast weight loss and fast fat loss. It is far more important to lose fat than lose weight. Body weight should consist of less than approximately 20% body fat. During a fast weight loss diet, if it is not done correctly it can reduce muscle mass, especially if you are trying to lose weight fast. Muscle burns fat even during rest periods so it is obviously a good thing to maintain muscle while trying to lose weight. Fast diets and quick weight loss can cause you to lose muscle as well as lose pounds. That is why it is important to supplement with high quality protein to avoid muscle loss during a quick diet / fast diet.
These tips for diet are general recommendations as everyone is different and responds differently to weight loss diets based on age, gender, genetics, health, medications and a multitude of other factors. As always, check with your doctor before making any radical changes to your diet plan and “listen” to what your body tells you. Generally you do not want to lose fat at a rate of much more than 3 pounds a week. Toxins are stored in your body fat and by losing fat fast, you are overloading your body’s detoxification mechanisms – liver, kidneys, skin, bowels, lymph and other systems. The rest of your body suffers through the elevated toxins also – brain, organs, blood so it is best to go at it slow and steady and drink plenty of water. If you feel ill from the toxins from a weight loss diet, slow it down.
Basic Principals for Healthy Weight Loss are:
Slightly reduced caloric intake
Exercise to burn calories and increase metabolism
Healthy foods – plenty of fiber, fruits, vegetables, quality protein
Eating several smaller meals rather than one or more large meals
Adequate sleep
One or more bowel movements a day
Approximately 1/2 oz water per pound of body weight per day
101 Diet Tips to Lose Pounds
Don’t eat if you are not hungry – out of stress, habit, emotional need…
Avoid all sodas, especially diet sodas – empty calories and chemicals
Avoid foods with MSG – makes you add fat to your body
Fill your subconscious mind with positive subliminal messages
Mix it up – your diet and exercise
Beware of the “foo foo” drink – Lattes, frappucinos, caramel coolers…
Before you indulge, ask yourself, is it worth it
Drink ice water – your body burns calories maintaining body temp
Some of these diet tips to lose weight fast are probably foreign to you. They buck the traditional bad advice of the mainstream media and medical doctors. Remember – eggs are bad (cholesterol) – wait, now eggs are good again, butter is bad – margarine is good – now butter is good again and margarine is bad (trans-fat). Salt is bad (sodium chloride is bad), natural sea salt is not only good for you, it is absolutely necessary for life! Remember lard (animal fat) is bad, vegetable oils are good – NOPE, another complete reversal – vegetable oil throws off the Omega 3/6/9 balance. If you have been following their advice, your health will be suffering. Notice how heart disease has continued to climb despite all our “food science” ? How about another “brainchild” idea – we have an iodine shortage in our American diet which can cause hypothyroidism among other problems, lets supplement table salt with iodine, then tell everybody to avoid salt – what sense does that make?
As a general rule, the less man messes with a food, the healthier that food is. Somehow “scientists” think they can out do our creator and “improve” upon foods. It is getting scarier with genetically modified foods (Frankenfoods). Microwaves are another “advance” in science – there is controversy over their safety. I personally use them as little as possible, something about vibrating the atomic structure of the food does not appeal to me. NEVER microwave food in plastic containers or covered or wrapped in plastic wrap. Any fats or oils interact with the plastic and leach BPA at an accelerated level. BPA is a chemical which mimics estrogen (yes – the female hormone) and causes weight gain as well as unbalancing healthy hormonal levels in males and females.
There appears to be many factors that affect weight gain (fat in this case):
More calories consumed than needed
Hypothyroidism (slow metabolism) caused by many of the below mentioned “advances”
Chemicals throwing off bodily processes – pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, artificial colorings, antibiotics, steroids in animals, pharmaceuticals in our drinking water, mercury in our fillings in our teeth!
Those are some of the culprits of weight loss difficulty. Now you know what to avoid or minimize your exposure to. Eat organic whenever you can and avoid the hormones and antibiotics. Re-stock your gut with probiotics either via supplements or fermented foods (sauerkraut, kimchee, cheeses, yogurt, kefir, raw milk…). Get a water filter for your sink and your shower (or whole house). Basically stay close to nature and your body will function as it is supposed to / divinely designed.
If you apply one of the above weight loss tips, you will make progress towards your goal of fast weight loss / fast fat loss. Apply many of the above diet tips and your fat loss will increase exponentially. Keep in mind, food is life – don’t abuse it.
Why Diets Fail
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