Weightloss for Life

A question that some of us have wondered about but never thought to look into is ‘How much sugar is in a can of soda”.  After looking it up through google I ventured to follow a link on YouTube which from Science on the Brain  deducted that by boiling down a can of coke he was left with about 37 grams of syrupy juice we call sugar. On the can itself it’s lists the amount of sugar at 39 grams which is about 7 1/2 teaspoons in every 12 ounce can. I don’t think any of us could eat 7 teaspoons of the stuff but we can certainly fool ourselves when it’s consumed in a liquid form. One of the recent scenes from “The Biggest Loser” showed the contestants the amount of sugar they would  consume on average from one year of their average soda drinking. They poured  raw white sugar out of what looks like a 45 gallon drum into a wheel barrow. The contestants eyes were bulging with the shock at how much they poor into their bodies from a year of drinking it. We don’t think that one little can can hurt and most likely not but if the one little can becomes a daily “habit” then things begin to add up. Can this affect our health in the long run, You tell me.

                      Water or Coke?
      I could not believe this…..  Very interesting
            
                           WATER

#1.   75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
   (Likely applies to half the world population.)

#2.   In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
     that it is mistaken for hunger.

#3.   Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.

#4.   One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs 
      for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
     Washington study.

#5.  Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

#6.    Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
     water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
     for up to 80% of sufferers.

#7.    A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
   memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the
   computer screen or on a ! printed page.

#8.   Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
   colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
   cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
  bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
  you should drink every day?

                             COKE

#1.    In many states the highway patrol carries
      two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
      the highway after a car accident.

#2.  You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
      and it will be gone in two days.

#3.   To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
    toilet bowl and let the ‘real thing’ sit for one hour,
   then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
   stains from vitreous china.

#4.   To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
     Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
     Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

#5.   To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
     a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
     away the corrosion.

#6.   To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
       the rusted bolt for several minutes.

#7.   To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
  the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
  Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing
  the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

#8…    To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
   into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
   through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
   grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
   windshield.

          FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

#1.     the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
   It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
   acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
   contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

#2.   To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
 commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
 cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

#3.  The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
  engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

 Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?
 or Coke?