If you want to lose weight one of the first things that you should eliminate from your diet is soft drinks. Depending on the size of the soda that you are drinking the calories per servings can range from 100-300 calories and the sugar content can range between 8-12 teaspoons. If you look at the diet of the average teen and adult today you will see that many drink between 3-5 cans a day.

At this rate you are adding anywhere from 300 – 1500 calories per day and 24-60 teaspoons of sugar to your diet each day. This is an outrageous number of calories and sugar that has no beneficial effect on your diet other than to add weight and set the stage for medical illnesses such as type 2 diabetes. If you could replace these soft drinks with plain tap water you could lose a significant amount weight in the process.

Not only would you lose weight but also you would be eliminating the toxic effects of the extreme amount of sugar consumed each day with these beverages. Sugar really has no benefits to a healthy diet and it should only be ingested in moderation. The rise of obesity in children in this country can be directly related to the increase of sugary drinks that are now served in many schools.

These type of beverages have not only found their way into schools but are also commonplace at the dinner table for many families in this country. There was once a time when only milk or water was served for dinner. If you and your family can eliminate these sugary drinks that will be a major step for all in your family to lose weight and begin the process of starting to eat healthier.