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The Best 5 Healthy Weight Loss Drinks That Work

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When starting a weight loss diet or regime, for most of us, the focus tends to be on the food we are eating and the calories we are burning.  However, it is quite common to forget the calories we are consuming in the form of drinks.  As they are not technically ‘food’, can be knocked back quickly and generally don’t contribute much to helping us feel full, it is easy to forget the energy they are providing that may be inhibiting weight loss.  But beware, the average American gets a fifth of their  daily calories  from drinks, and many popular choices can have as many calories and as much fat as the foods you avoid like the plague when trying to lose weight . The worst offenders are the usual suspects:  Those that contribute a large amount of calories, but provide little to no nutritional benefit.  These include soft drinks , energy drinks and many sports drinks (you only really need these if you are doing some fairly intense exercise, so if you’re no...