Weight Watchers And Soda

Mountains of Sugar

 Do you know any weight-watchers who use 20+ TABLESPOONS of sugar i n their coffee or tea?  Do you know anyone who uses 20 tablespoons of sugar in their coffee or tea? I hope  the answer to that is zero. Why? Because all weight-watchers know that sugar has a high calorific value and is therefore detrimental to weight loss, and bad for your health in general. Using that amount of sugar will create liver problems eventually and could as well lead to diabetes. So the question is: ‘If high levels of sugar are bad for us, and we all seem to know that is a fact, why would anyone drink soda that contains 20+ TABLESPOONS of sugar in each can?’  Food manufacturers love to add food to almost all processed foods.  It is cheap and makes everything take better, not just sodas and desserts.

Deadly Fizz

It is hard to put hard numbers to how many people ruin their weight control program by drinking soda (carbonated water, fizzy drinks or soft drinks, depending upon which country you live in, are all forms of what I refer to as soda), judging by the ever increasing sales of these drinks, the answer is most weight-watchers fall into this trap.   These super sweet drinks are so addictive that most diets choose to ignore the facts about these sugary drinks.

Soda and Burgers

A young man that I know was heading down the road to obesity  and being an accountant he was aware that his job didn’t include physical exercise that help burn off calories that he was taking in everyday. Like most twenty something people he didn’t like the idea of going on a diet so he decided to try a different way.  He decided to  cut soda and fast foods from his diet.  The result, in less than six-months he was 27 pounds lighter, feeling healthier and looking trim.  He had to purchase some new wardrobe, but it was worth it.   That was eleven years ago and he still remains trim today, he eats well but absolutely refuses to go back to fast foods or soda.

It doesn’t matter what brand of soda you drink,  unless it is labeled as diet it has “light” or “diet” they  massive amounts of sugar and are unhealthy.  Check the label for the calorie count before you drink.  When you order in restaurants make sure you emphasize that you want diet soda, and double check when the glass is brought to the table.

Hyper-Activity Link

There is convincing evidence that we should mention before we leave this article about hyper-activity in children. There is little doubt that high sugar dosage is often the cause of children becoming hyperactive, it also leads the behavioral problems.  It may not effect all children but does effect a large number.  Consequently it is advisable to take a long, hard, look at what your child’s sugar intake is particularly including soda.  But also look a snacks, cookies, cakes, pastries etc.

The healthiest drink is water; it will also quench your thirst better and for longer than soda, and it is also rated at zero calories, which should make it the weight-watchers drink of choice. For your children you may find it beneficial to make them smoothies using fresh fruit as an alternative to soda.