BALTMORE, Md., Apr 3, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- When it comes to weight loss,
what a person drinks might be more important than what they eat, U.S.
researchers said.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that weight
loss was positively associated with a reduction in liquid calorie consumption
and liquid calorie intake had a stronger impact on weight than solid calorie
intake.
"Both liquid and solid calories were associated with weight change, however,
only a reduction in liquid calorie intake was shown to significantly affect
weight loss during the six-month follow-up," senior author Dr. Benjamin
Caballero of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore said
in a statement.
"A reduction in liquid calorie intake was associated with a weight loss of 0.25
kg, or 0.6 pounds at six months and 0.24 kg, or 0.5 pounds at 18 months. Among
sugar-sweetened beverages, a reduction of one serving was associated with a
weight loss of 0.5 kg, or 1.1 pound at six months and 0.7 kg, or 1.5 pounds at
18 months."
Of the seven types of beverages examined, sugar-sweetened beverages were the
only beverages significantly associated with weight change, Caballero said.
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