A study from an LSU researcher suggests that liquid calorie intake has a bigger impact on weight than solid calorie intake. Dr. Liwei Chen, an epidemiologist with the LSU School of Public Health, says her research suggests policy recommendations and public health efforts to reduce consumption of soft drinks, fruit punch and other high-calorie beverages. According to the results, which were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who cut back on one sweetened drink a day lost 1.1 pounds in six months and 1.5 pounds over 18 months.
LSU researcher says sweetened drinks are diet busters
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