Water & unsweetened tea instead of lemonade or beer

Consumer Initiative recommends water and unsweetened teas

02/02/2015

A significant proportion of the daily calorie intake occurs in many people on the drinks. Here, according to the Consumer Initiative in the sense of a calorie-conscious diet, water and unsweetened teas should form the main component of fluid intake.

Weight problems or the desire to lose weight is worthwhile, according to a statement from the consumer initiative, a close look at the daily beverage intake. If necessary, switch to water or unsweetened tea here. For the avoidance of sweetened coffee, lemonade or soft drinks and alcohol often brings significant calorie savings.

Water helps with weight loss
But not only the reduced calorie intake helps with weight loss, but by the intake of larger amounts of water and unsweetened herbal or fruit teas will also fill the stomach and avoid the feeling of hunger, reports the news agency „dpa“ citing the consumer initiative. In this way, adjusting the fluid intake provides assistance in reducing excess pounds, according to the Consumer Initiative. Not least, the skin and kidneys would benefit from the increased water intake.

To gauge how much calories are delivered to the body via drinks on a daily basis, consumers should follow the ingredient list and nutritional table on beverage packaging, consumer initiative reports. The initiative also offers a special drink brochure, which will include an overview of the ingredients of juices and soft drinks. The special features of coffee, tea and cocoa as a pick-me-up and stimulants are also presented here. The booklet can be online on the portal „www.verbraucher.com“ downloaded or ordered directly from the Consumer Initiative (Elsenstraße 106, 12435 Berlin). (Fp)

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