The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids now considered overweight or obese. From 1980 to 2008, the prevalence of obesity in children aged 6 to 11 years tripled from 6.5% to 19.6%. The prevalence of obesity in teenagers more than tripled from 5% to 18.1% in the same time frame.  Why is this happening?

What causes obesity?
The causes of obesity are complex and include genetic, biological, behavioral and cultural factors.  Basically, obesity occurs when a person eats more calories than the body burns up.  If one parent is obese, there is a 50 percent chance that the children will also be obese.  However, when both parents are obese, the children have an 80 percent chance of being obese.  Although certain medical disorders can cause obesity, less than 1 percent of all obesity is caused by physical problems.  Obesity in childhood and adolescence can be related to:

• poor eating habits
• overeating or binging
• lack of exercise (i.e., couch potato kids)
• family history of obesity
• medical illnesses (endocrine, neurological problems)
• medications (steroids, some psychiatric medications)
• stressful life events or changes (separations, divorce, moves, deaths, abuse)
• family and peer problems
• low self-esteem
• depression or other emotional problems

What are risks and complications of obesity?
There are many risks and complications with obesity.  Physical consequences include:

• increased risk of heart disease
• high blood pressure
• diabetes
• breathing problems
• trouble sleeping

We see it everyday, news and information that bring to the front our problem with our weight.  It is a national problem.  It’s not just your older sedentary population; it’s not just your overworked middle-age population; and it’s not just your nerdy teenage population.  It is a national epidemic.

The first question I always have, is how did we get here?  How did we go from one of the most physically fit nations, to just wallowing in our weight?

Over the last thirty years, food nutritionists and the food industry as a whole have embraced the idea of lowering our fat intake.  This was a direct result of the information published by the government that encouraged less egg consumption because of the cholesterol found in eggs.  After that particular piece of information, doctors began to discover that when we consume fat, we have higher incidences of cholesterol problems.  The logical conclusion: fat must be bad for you.  And so, an entire generation as grown up with fat-free foods.  A whole generation grew up believing that fat was what made us fat, clogged our arteries, and generally caused ill-health.

So what did we do? We turned to carbs to make up for the loss in taste of food that had the fat removed; for you see, fat is what gives many of our foods their delicious taste.  When you remove the fat, the taste must be artificially injected into the food.  The end result is a food that is higher in carbohydrate content, but lower in fat.  Hence, all the wonderful labels displaying  the claim of “fat free” but neglect to mention the higher level of carbohydrates.  Lowered fat should have created a population of slim, trim, healthy people. Right?

We could not have been further from the truth.  As it turns out, fat is a necessary part of our metabolic processes.  We need the fat in order to properly utilize many of the vitamins and nutrients we consume.  When did we make this discovery?  Probably some thirty years too late for some people.

Now, we have an entire generation of young people, who have because of their high carbohydrate food choices, become a nation of obese adults.  Never before has a nation recorded the kind of obesity problems this nation is facing now.  Never before have we ever had so much, to have so little.  These young people are experiencing low self-esteem, weight related health problems, and whole host of emotional problems, thanks to obesity issue.  How can we try to help them correct this problem?

According to the guides published by the USDA, calorie needs vary from one age group to another, one gender to another.  So how do you determine what your individual needs are?  You can setup a journal for recording your daily caloric intake for about a month.  Make a note of your weight each day.  If you don’t gain any weight during the course of that month, you’re eating your recommended calorie level in order to maintain your weight.  Now, take that calorie information, use the food pyramid and comprise a combination of foods that will help you achieve this recommended daily intake, and still be enough to be filling and please the palette. You now have an individualized healthy eating plan.  This is the safe sure way to reach weight loss goals.  It didn’t become a problem overnight, and it won’t go away overnight.

Parents have to be active in the childs life.  If you are eating Mcdonalds everyday then your child will be.  You have the control to make your children very healthy and active.  What you are putting on the table, the time you spend with them are all things that can help your child be healthy and fit!!

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Daily we recieve emails at Hitch Fit from people wanting to lose weight or build muscle. One of the most common questions I’m asked is “does drinking really affect the muscle growth and fat burning process?” I’m sorry to say it, but yes, too much alcohol will almost definitely have a significant negative impact on your muscle-building/fat burning results. Alcohol is far more harmful than most people think, and it’s very important that you understand how this drug (yes, alcohol is a drug) is affecting your progress. This is not an anti-drug speech, but if you’re serious about achieving a truly impressive physique, you should definitely be aware of the 6 main ways that alcohol is slowing down your gains and causing you to store fat.

1) Dehydration.

The kidneys must filter very large amounts of water in order to break down the alcohol, and this can result in severe dehydration within the body. Water plays an absolutely crucial role in the muscle-building process, and being even slightly dehydrated is a recipe for disaster. The muscles alone are comprised of 70% water.  When dehydrated you are weaker, have less energy and your mind is not as clear.  Bottom line you just do not function as efficently.

2) It negatively affects protein synthesis.

Protein synthesis is the process where amino acids are joined together to form complete proteins. Excessive alcohol consumption slows this process down by up to 20%, and since your muscles are made up of protein, you can see how this is a problem.  You put positive things in your body you will get positive results.

3) It lowers testosterone levels and increases estrogen.

Testosterone is the most important muscle-building hormone in your body. One of the limiting factors that determines how much muscle a person can gain is their level of free-flowing testosterone.  If this decreases then so will your muscle gaining in turn causing you to not burn fat as quickly.

4) It increases fat storage.

With 7 empty calories per gram, alcohol can actually be quite fattening. It can also lead to making mistakes with what you are eating if intoxicated.   If your eating and drinking more calories then your burning which typically happens when you go out for a night of fun you will store fat.   Changing your body is about positive choice making.  It can domino is a very positive way or a negative way, this is something you have control over.

5) It depletes the body of vitamins and minerals.

Alcohol consumption causes vitamins A, C, the B’s, calcium, zinc and phosphorus to all be drained at rapid rates. Vitamins and minerals keep every little process in your body functioning properly, and many of these processes involve muscle growth/fat burning and maintenance.

6) Increased appitite-

Alcohol has been shown to increase peoples appitietes. Drinking can cause you to not make the best of choices when it comes to food choices.  Think of a long night at the bar, drinking one to many drinks.  The last thing you want to eat is a piece of grilled chicken and broccoli, You want something very filling because the only calories you have had are empty ones for the different drinks you have.  You want soemthing fatty and salty at 1am. You typically will go to bed after eating this meal so these are calories that will not be burned off and will be stored adding to your fat weight

It’s important to have fun in life, but too much fun can lead to problems. If you’re serious about achieving significant muscle-building results, you definitely need to monitor your intake of alcohol and make sure that you are consuming it in moderation. A few drinks here and there shouldn’t be a problem, but if you find yourself drinking every weekend you can almost certainly kiss your muscle gains goodbye.

If your goals are to achieve the body you have always wanted and feel great then I recommend keeping your drinking to a minimum.  Don’t be afraid to go out and have a good time once in a while. Just make sure to keep your drinking limited and properly nourish yourself to lessen its effects by drinking lots of water and electrolytes. As long as you monitor what you’re doing you can achieve an impressive physique and have a social life at the same time.

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The practice of dietary and applied clinical nutrition for a wholesome lifestyle and holistic healthcare is based upon the following, time honored foundational principles:

“A sound mind, in a sound body”

It is of immeasurable importance to know and believe and appreciate that one is not only what one eats and metabolizes for physical health and well-being, but also what one thinks and metabolizes for mental and emotional health and well-being, and what one believes and metabolizes for spiritual health and well being.

Many vital and indispensable factors contribute to the unimaginable complexity of sound physical and metaphysical health and healthcare for the human being.  Among these are the following principle example

Finally, it should never be forgotten that personal cultural stress, both physical and metaphysical, is the major contributing factor to unsound health and unresponsive healthcare.

Dietary Suggestions

Both reasonable and straightforward, the famous principle is as follows:

“Let Your Moderation Be Known to All”

Eat Plenty of Quality Proteins- Lean Meats, Tofu, Beans, Protein Shakes, Egg Whites

Do not eat unnatural or processed foods, refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated oils and fats, canned good and prepackaged products.

Drink plenty of pure water daily (one-half body weight in ounces) and limit alcoholic beverages .

Do not drink cola beverages at all or sweetened-artificially or naturally-fruit juices in excess.  Coffee and tea, however, whatever one might think of the enduring caffeine controversy, are known to offer many health-promoting phytonutrients including antioxidants and polyphenols.

Balance dietary intake to reflect a greater percentage of protein over both fats and carbohydrates in encouraged.

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What’s in Fast Food Chicken? (Hint: It’s NOT Chicken)

Written by Shilo Urban

Frying chicken is fairly simple, if a little messy. You dip pieces of chicken into a mix of egg and milk, roll them around in flour and spices, then cook the chicken in sizzling hot oil until the pieces are brown, crispy and delicious.

But wait! Don’t forget to add a dash of dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foaming agent made of silicone that is also used in Silly Putty and cosmetics.

Now add a heaping spoonful of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), which is a chemical preservative and a form of butane (AKA lighter fluid). One gram of TBHQ can cause “nausea, vomiting, ringing in the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse,” according to A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives. Five grams of TBHQ can killyou.

Sprinkle on thirteen other corn-derived ingredients, and you’re only about twenty shy as many ingredients as a single chicken nugget from McDonald’s. And you were using pulverized chicken skin and mechanically reclaimed meat for your chicken, right?

No one in his or her right mind would cook chicken like this. Yet every day, hoards of Americans consume these ingredients in Chicken McNuggets, which McDonalds claims are “made with white meat, wrapped up in a crisp tempura batter.”

However chicken only accounts for about 50% of a Chicken McNugget. The other 50% includes a large percentage of corn derivatives, sugars, leavening agents and other completely synthetic ingredients, meaning that parts of the nugget do not come from a field or farm at all. They come from a petroleum plant. Hungry?

Scariest perhaps is the fact that this recipe is a new and improved, “healthier” Chicken McNugget launched in 2003 after a federal judge called the deep-fried poultry bites “a McFrankenstein creation of various elements not utilized by the home cook.” Also terrifying is the fact that these McFrankenuggets are overwhelmingly marketed to children who love their fun shapes and kid-friendly size.

While McDonald’s is of course the poster child for fast food ire, if you look at the nutritional information for chicken at any fast food restaurant, the ingredient list will be dozens of items longer than the egg, flour, chicken and oil recipe you might use at home.

Eating fast food is a habit, but it is one that you can break? No doubt you rarely plan to have a delicious meal at Arby’s for dinner, a lingering lunch at Carl’s Jr. or a special breakfast at the Burger King in the airport. It just happens. You are late, tired, hungry, broke, or all of the above. You have no time, and you must find something to eat before you crash. All of a sudden a bright, friendly sign beckons from the side of the road: Drive-through!

In five minutes you are happily chowing down on an inexpensive, filling meal. But don’t be fooled – the true cost of fast food does not come out of your wallet, but out of your body, your health, and your years on this earth.

You can break the unhealthy fast food habit: educate yourself about the true ingredients of fast food items, plan ahead for your meals, carry healthy snacks like nuts to ward off hunger and cook healthy chicken recipes at home. Convince yourself that fast food is the most disgusting stuff on the planet and is harmful to you and to those you love. After reading this, that shouldn’t be too hard.

Full ingredient list for a Chicken McNugget (from McDonald’s website):

White boneless chicken, water, food starch-modified, salt, seasoning (autolyzed yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural flavoring (botanical source), safflower oil, dextrose, citric acid, rosemary), sodium phosphates, seasoning (canola oil, mono- and diglycerides, extractives of rosemary). Battered and breaded with: water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, food starch-modified, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), spices, wheat starch, whey, corn starch. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent.

Full ingredient list for my mother’s fried chicken:

Bone-in chicken pieces, egg, milk, flour, canola oil, salt & pepper.

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I’m sure you’ve seen the ads, commercials and infomercials for detox cleansing systems, or perhaps you’ve had a friend who swears that by drinking lemon water all day or cayenne maple tea, you can shed loads of unwanted “weight” in a week or less. Or maybe you’ve heard that one of your favorite celebrities “cleanses” and that’s why they look the way that they do. What’s the scoop then? With all of these glowing testimonials, is detox cleansing truly a good way to lose weight?

Well, I guess you could say the answer to that question is yes. IF you are interested in short term weight loss, IF you are interested in “scale weight” that will fluctuate back to where it started as soon as you return to your normal eating habits, and IF you don’t care that you are potentially losing lean muscle tissue, slowing down your metabolism and putting your body in a state where it will much more easily store added fat. If that is what you are interested in, then go ahead and do a cleanse.

You see, the majority of cleanses are either all liquid, or are very low calorie. Under these conditions, when your body is getting far fewer calories than it is used to, and typically far fewer calories than it needs to even perform the basic bodily functions, you are definitely going to lose “weight”. The weight you are losing is mainly from water in the first couple days of the cleanse, you also lose glycogen, and the most dangerous part of these low calorie cleanses is that when you put your body into a state where it thinks it is starving, it will adapt quickly by slowing down your metabolism, using calories at a very slow rate so that it doesn’t starve, and feeding on lean muscle tissue for fuel as needed. You may lose a small amount of fat weight in the process of cleansing too, but the adverse affects of losing the muscle tissue, slowing down your metabolism, and then gaining back fat weight quickly and easily when the cleanse is over are NOT worth it.

If you are interested in FAT loss, and not just scale weight, then we have a completely different story. The answer to should you do a detox cleanse if you are wanting to shed fat weight is a resounding NO. If you are interested in having a lean and fit physique, then starving your body for any period of time isn’t going to get you to where you want to be! The best way to lose fat weight is actually to EAT and EXERCISE, the most effective means of fat loss, and I don’t just mean short term fat loss, but LONG term, is to make healthy changes to your eating and exercise habits that you can maintain for the rest of your life. You’ve got to eat the right types of foods, whole foods like lean protein sources, whole grains, fruits, vegetables and healthy fats, you’ve got to eat frequently to keep your metabolism racing and to make your body a fat burning machine, and you’ve got to eat enough calories so that your body isn’t afraid to use up that fuel for energy, and so that you don’t sacrifice losing precious lean muscle tissue.

Ironically, the best way not only to lose body fat but ALSO to cleanse or “detox” your body is by eating properly and drinking plenty of water. Eat a diet consisting of whole foods, drink 3/4 of a gallon to a gallon of water a day, eat plenty of vegetables and fruits then your bowels and kidneys are going to function just fine. You don’t need to starve yourself by going on a liquid or low calorie cleanse to “detoxify” your body. And rather than focusing on just detoxing your body for a couple of days or a week, why not focus on keeping it in a non-toxic state ALL the time by creating and maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle and eating habits!

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One of my favorite dinner nights when I’m not dieting hardcore is the taco night.  I always love eating a meal that can be perceived as a bad meal yet you turn it into something healthy by cutting out most of the unnecessary fats and calories.

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The tacos in the video are about 150 calories per taco. This is a meal that you eat when you are not dieting and just in a maintenance phase or bulk phase. If you want to shed some of the calories use less cheese or fat free cheese, cut the sour cream and switch to a small wheat tortilla ..

So women if you decide to make these tacos stick with 1-2 tacos and guys stick with 2-4

Recipe

Ground Turkey Breast
Shredded Lettuce
Fat free or less fat shredded Cheese
Fat Free Sour Cream
Taco Sauce
Small Taco Shell or Wheat Tortilla wraps

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1. Don’t buy your Halloween candy early! If you have bags of Halloween candy lying around the house you are likely to start consuming it in advance, this can sabotage any fitness goals you are trying to attain. Purchase your candy a day or two ahead of time, keep it in a cabinet until it is time for it to be handed out.
2. Don’t purchase your favorite candy. If there is a particular type of candy that you KNOW you can’t resist, then nip the problem in the bud by purchasing something that isn’t tempting to you. If you love Snickers, steer clear of them and choose the Smarties.
3. Don’t let the kids have a candy free for all. Once you’ve inspected the candy treats that your children collect during Halloween, allow them to choose a couple treats to enjoy, if you have a child that is prone to overeating or binging then be sure to get control over the candy treats.
4. Trick or treat then trash the sweets! Once Halloween is over the best thing to do with Halloween treats is to throw them out. If that seems wasteful to you, then opt to bring them to work and give them away. The problem is that the candy is not going to benefit anyone, so throwing it away is the best option.
5. Keep treats out of sight. Whether it is pre Halloween, or post. If you decide to keep candy in your home, keep it hidden in a cabinet. If it is in a convenient spot and can be seen it will be eaten much more quickly, with less regard for moderation.
6. Opt to give out healthy snack options instead of candy! Giving out a healthy treat doesn’t have to be a bummer. The 100 calorie snack packs of crackers, a small bag of chips, raisins or craisins, peanuts, cashews or sunflower seeds are healthier options than a piece of candy. Sugar Free treats such as individually wrapped jello or pudding cups can replace high sugar treats. Sugar free candies or sugar free gum (as long as child is old enough) are another great substitute.
7. Give away trinkets instead of candy! A few great ideas that will still be fun for the kids, but not load them up with sugar and fat are stickers, mini Halloween magnets, bracelets and charms for the girls, army men or mini cars for the boys, miniature note pads, mini play dough, fun bandaids, fake tattoos, glow sticks, chalk, crayons etc. You can get great deals on bundles of these items at places such as Walmart or Costco or a company like Oriental Trading www.orientaltrading.com
8. Instead of focusing on just candy, do other fun Halloween activities with your kids such as pumpkin carving, apple picking or you could create a Halloween decoration or scarecrow, head out to your local haunted barn, or pick up some age appropriate Halloween movies.
9. Many “Fun Size” candies like M&M’s, Skittles, Butterfinger etc. have nearly 100 calories in one small little bag, those calories will add up very quickly even with just a couple treats in a day and will wreck your diet. If you have to curb a sweet tooth opt instead for individually wrapped candies such as a Hershey kiss, tootsie roll or Smarties.
10. Instead of candy, opt to make healthier treats for your kids like our “Boo-Nanners” which Micah demonstrated making on the NBC news here in Kansas City just this past week, check out the link below!

“Boo-Nanners”
Banana
1 Popsicle Stick
Shredded Coconut
Orange Juice
2 Raisins
Cut the banana in half, peel the banana and stick the popsicle stick up through the center.
Fill a glass with orange juice and dip the banana into the juice for 5 seconds
Place the banana on a plate and smother it with shredded coconut
Take two raisins and gently press them into the banana for eyes.
Eat as is, or place them in the freezer overnight for a tasty frozen snack!

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With so many people drinking soda, coffee or popping diet pills it was a must for me to explain all the positive and negative things associated with this highly addictive stimulant. I’m going to give you the Good, The Bad and the Downright Ugly. Everything we do and eat must have balance. Too much caffeine can have some bad side effects.

The GOOD- (if taken in moderation, 1-2 cups of coffee or tea, and no sugar added)
- You become more alert and think clearer
- Increases your short-term memory
- Can help you stay younger feeling
- Short term improves your mood and overcomes depression, creating an
- Can increase exercise intensity and stamina
- Can be used as a painkiller
- Grows brain cells in the areas of the brain responsible for long-term memory

The BAD-(in excess, drinking it morning, noon and night)

- Mood Swings

- Insomnia

- Weight Gain

- Depression

- Anxiety

- Energy swings

The UGLY-(downright gross)

This is a video I recently saw that portrays what you are really drinking when you drink that soda loaded with sugar and calories. This should make you think twice the next time you choose a beverage.

As the video states by drinking one can of soda a day over a year period of time you can gain up to 10lbs of fat per year. To burn that off you need to do about 35,000 calories of cardio, which comes out to about 58 hours of running, not a great trade off in my opinion.

Many people who are addicted to caffeine were shown to be addicted to another stimulate called tobacco. We all know the risks of smoking such as cancer, emphysema to name a few. Caffeine can be just as addicting and have some negative effects such as anxiety, mood swings, insomnia and periods of fatigue during the day. You want to keep your body balanced energy wise pretty much from the moment you wake up till the moment you go to bed other then your workout where you will need to fuel your body with foods that will spike your energy levels for better performance and when you are getting ready for bed you need to become much more calm and relaxed so you can sleep properly. Drinking things like soda and coffee in excess will cause imbalance of energy levels, which means you will have higher energy levels temporarily but you will crash than will have feeling of fatigue and depression. You want to stay away from soda for another reason, the large amount of sugar and empty calories. Sugar is the one thing that must be eliminated for your diet for you to achieve the body and health you desire. When you take too much sugar in at once your insulin levels spike causing you to store fat that is not burned off. The key is trying to get all your energy from working out and eating the proper foods. Start adding oatmeal in the morning and brown rice for lunch these are slower digestive carbohydrates that are geared to give you long term energy not the super high, super low feeling

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ADDICTED TO SODA, HOW TO QUIT?

So now down to the nitty giddy… How do I quit drinking soda, IM ADDICTED? Over 5 years ago my mother went through a period of time where she was drinking up to 6 cans or more per day. Each one of these very popular soft drinks had over 35 grams of sugar and 200 calories in them. That’s 800-1200 calories and over 140-260 grams of sugar causing her constant up and downs throughout the day and weight gain over that period of time. When she started crashing she would drink another can to keep her energized. Needless to say I showed her what I used my soda for, I opened my hood on my car to find a corroded battery cable.. I poured my soda all over the corrosion and to her surprise it ate all of it off the battery. I also shared with her a study they did with a bolt and a popular soda that she happened to drink. They placed the bolt into the soda and within a period of time the soda had 100% eaten the bolt. What does this do to your insides? My mother soon quit all sodas and switched to nothing but water. In 3 months she lost 20 lbs just because of the soda and felt far more energized throughout the day. Initially she was tired and told me she was having headaches but it was only a matter of time when even the thought of soda seemed disgusting. PEOPLE GET OFF THE SODA there is no other way to put it. It’s an addiction much like other addictions, you only have control of the situation when you take control, until then your soda will have control and cause a downward plunge. You will look in the mirror one day and ask yourself “what has happened to me”.
Where do soda calories go if they are not burned off? Yep that’s right, your butt, your things, your arms and your stomach, EVERYWHERE. If you are genetically bigger in your butt then your butt is going to get bigger ladies. Men your stomach growing on you and those 33 jeans no longer fit, get off the soda. Soda will make cause highs and lows throughout the day and you will gain extra weight which means you have to buy bigger clothes, is all of this worth it to you all over something that is 100% controllable

DIET/ZERO SODA CAN BE MAKE YOU GAIN EVEN MORE WEIGHT

The findings come from eight years of data collected by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Fowler reported the data at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego.
Fowler’s team looked at seven to eight years of data on 1,550 Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white Americans aged 25 to 64. Of the 622 study participants who were of normal weight at the beginning of the study, about a third became overweight or obese.
For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:
• 26% for up to 1/2 can each day
• 30.4% for 1/2 to one can each day
• 32.8% for 1 to 2 cans each day
• 47.2% for more than 2 cans each day.
For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:
• 36.5% for up to 1/2 can each day
• 37.5% for 1/2 to one can each day
• 54.5% for 1 to 2 cans each day
• 57.1% for more than 2 cans each day.
For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person’s risk of obesity went up 41%.

There is something within Diet soda that is causing people to become hungrier, it could be the fact they feel they are dieting with the soda so they super size everything or an actual chemical that is causing their brain to increase their appetite.

When you do decide to let this addiction go you will go through a week or so period of time of headaches and low energy, this is common but be prepared by taking your multi vitamins, eat healthy foods and get your workouts in. Substitute your soda for water. Water is yummy and does the body good. We typically eat or drink certain things because we love the taste but you have to look at food and drinks as your fuel for the day and your workouts not short term satisfaction that only makes your life more difficult.

DROP THE POP
SODA IS SUICIDE TO THAT BODY YOU DESIRE

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