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- Kids Needs To Cut Out An Average Of 41 Calories A Day To Stop Gaining Weight
Children and teens need to cut their food intake an average of only 41 calories a day in order to stop gaining weight, a new study has found. If they don't do that, they'll end up weighing even more than they do now ? four more pounds...
- Teens Who Drink Sugary Beverages Add 300 Calories A Day To Their Diet, National Survey Finds
American teens who drink pop, energy drinks like Red Bull and other sugar-based beverages like Gatorade are consuming an average of 327 calories a day, the equivalent of two and a half cans of cola, according to an analysis conducted by the National Center...
- Drink Bottles, Cans Must Now Show Calorie Content On Front
In an effort to educate people about how many calories they're sucking back, the front labels of packaged beverages in bottles or cans of 20 ounces or less must now show the total number of calories they contain. "Beverage containers traditionally...
- Just Say No To Liquid Calories
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Why do we always hear so much about ?cutting liquid calories? for a healthier diet? It?s because most of these sources contain loads of calories without any nutritional benefit. Liquid calories are a hidden source of sugars (and...
- Eggnog And Alcohol Facts
Successful weight loss is all about oxidizing or burning, more calories than you eat. The primary problem with all alcohol is that the calories add up so quickly. At seven calories per gram, alcohol is a very calorie dense liquid that does...
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If you're dieting, remember that alcohol has calories too
Alcoholic beverages could throw a wrench into your 2013 diet plan. The National Center for Health Statistics reported late last year that American adults drink in an average of 100 calories daily from beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, and almost 20 percent of men and 6 percent of women consume more than 300 calories daily from alcohol.
Men ages 20 to 39 consume the most alcohol, taking in about 175 calories per day on average, while women in the same age group consume about 60 calories daily per person.
"It is certainly not a good health strategy to have alcohol calories constituting a significant percentage of total calorie consumption," health advisers Dian and Tom Griesel say on Newswise, a research-reporting service. "This is especially true for women and those dieting who would be better off avoiding all alcoholic beverages until their weight goals are met or at most limiting alcohol to one drink no more than two days a week."
Griesel also said that current dietary guidelines recommend to consume alcohol in moderation, which means no more than one daily drink for women and two for men. So, as you reach for the apple instead of candy, remember that there are empty calories in your drink of choice too. (Read more)
Men ages 20 to 39 consume the most alcohol, taking in about 175 calories per day on average, while women in the same age group consume about 60 calories daily per person.
"It is certainly not a good health strategy to have alcohol calories constituting a significant percentage of total calorie consumption," health advisers Dian and Tom Griesel say on Newswise, a research-reporting service. "This is especially true for women and those dieting who would be better off avoiding all alcoholic beverages until their weight goals are met or at most limiting alcohol to one drink no more than two days a week."
Griesel also said that current dietary guidelines recommend to consume alcohol in moderation, which means no more than one daily drink for women and two for men. So, as you reach for the apple instead of candy, remember that there are empty calories in your drink of choice too. (Read more)
- Kids Needs To Cut Out An Average Of 41 Calories A Day To Stop Gaining Weight
Children and teens need to cut their food intake an average of only 41 calories a day in order to stop gaining weight, a new study has found. If they don't do that, they'll end up weighing even more than they do now ? four more pounds...
- Teens Who Drink Sugary Beverages Add 300 Calories A Day To Their Diet, National Survey Finds
American teens who drink pop, energy drinks like Red Bull and other sugar-based beverages like Gatorade are consuming an average of 327 calories a day, the equivalent of two and a half cans of cola, according to an analysis conducted by the National Center...
- Drink Bottles, Cans Must Now Show Calorie Content On Front
In an effort to educate people about how many calories they're sucking back, the front labels of packaged beverages in bottles or cans of 20 ounces or less must now show the total number of calories they contain. "Beverage containers traditionally...
- Just Say No To Liquid Calories
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Why do we always hear so much about ?cutting liquid calories? for a healthier diet? It?s because most of these sources contain loads of calories without any nutritional benefit. Liquid calories are a hidden source of sugars (and...
- Eggnog And Alcohol Facts
Successful weight loss is all about oxidizing or burning, more calories than you eat. The primary problem with all alcohol is that the calories add up so quickly. At seven calories per gram, alcohol is a very calorie dense liquid that does...