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1、DoesDrinkingWaterBeforeMealsHelpYouLoseWeight?TwoglassesbeforemealsmayhelpyoushedpoundspermanentlyByHANNADUBANSKYPosted:November24,2010Drinkingtwo8-ounceglassesofwaterbeforebreakfast,lunch,anddinnermaybejustthebackstopyourwillpowerneedstohelpyoushedpoundspermanentlyin2011,accordingtoarecentstu
2、dypublishedinObesity.Researchersinstructedtwogroupsofoverweightorobesemenandwomentofollowalow-caloriediet,askingonegrouptoalsodrinktwocupsofwaterbeforemeals.After12weeks,thewaterdrinkershadlostanaverageof15?pounds,comparedwith11poundsforthecontrolgroup.Thosewhocontinuedthehabitforayearlostanad
3、ditional1?poundsonaverage."Iwouldneverpromotethisasaget-slim-quickscheme,"saysseniorstudyauthorBrendaDavy,anassociateprofessorinthedepartmentofhumannutrition,foods,andexerciseatVirginiaTechUniversity,whonotesthatthepracticeslowstheemptyingofthestomach."Thisissimplyanadditionalstrategythatcould
4、helppeoplemanagetheirhunger."Thestudyexaminedtheeffectonlyonmiddle-ageandolderadults,butLiweiChen,anassistantprofessorofepidemiologyatLouisianaStateUniversityHealthScienceCenterSchoolofPublicHealth,thinksit'sasmartstrategyforeverybody,particularlyifitcausesthemtocutbackonsoda.Americanadultsave
5、rage28ouncesofsugar-sweetenedbeveragesperday,saysChen,wholedastudypublishedinMaythatfoundevenasmallreductioninsugarintakesignificantlyloweredbloodpressure."Aimtoavoidsugar-sweetenedbeveragesaltogether,"sheadvises.Thatway,youbattletworiskfactorsatonce.U.S.DietaryGuidelinesAbouttoChange—GetReady
6、foraSeriousFoodFightNewfederaldietaryguidelinescouldgobeyondhowweeattoattackthewayfoodismarketedByHANNADUBANSKYPosted:November24,2010AfewmorethantheusualnumberofNewYear’spledgestoeatbetter,exercisediligently,andshedflabjustmightbekeptin2011,pendingthefederalgovernment’sabout-to-be-unveiledreva
7、mpingofthe2005DietaryGuidelinesforAmericans.UpdatedbylaweveryfiveyearsbytheDepartmentofAgricultureandDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,theguidelinesdirectfederalnutritionalpolicyfromthecontentsofan8-year-old’scafeteriatraytothenumbersd
