Three simple and delicious drinks that have all been linked by research to weight loss.
Low-fat milk, water and yerba mate tea have all been linked to weight loss.
Yerba mate tea is a herbal tea which is an excellent source of flavonoids, amino acids, vitamin C, B1 and B2 and minerals providing several health benefits.
This traditional south-eastern Latin American tea is sold as a stimulant due to its caffeine.
Research has found that it can boost weight loss.
In addition, replacing just one sugary soda with water can lead to weight loss and improve health.
Indeed, one study has linked drinking a pint of water before every meal to losing five times as much weight.
Changing to water also decreases fasting glucose levels, which is better for weight loss and general health.
Drinking water is one of the most popular weight loss techniques used by people.
On top of mate tea and water, a couple of glasses of fat-free milk each day could double weight loss, research finds.
A study of 322 overweight people revealed that those drinking two glasses of low-fat milk each day doubled their weight loss compared to those who drank around half-a-glass.
Dr Greg Miller, an expert in food science and human nutrition, said:
“The good news for the public is that you can follow these recommendation for 3 servings of dairy foods each day and get the nutrition benefits without concern of extra weight gain.
If you’re cutting calories to lose weight, it’s important to get your 3 servings of dairy foods each day for good health and to enhance your weight loss efforts.”
Drinks like mate, water and milk are all an improvement on sugary drinks, said Dr Kiyah J. Duffey, author of study on the subject:
“We found that among U.S. adults who consume one serving of sugar-sweetened beverages per day, replacing that drink with water lowered the percent of calories coming from drinks from 17 to 11 percent.
Even those who consumed more sugary drinks per day could still benefit from water replacement, dropping the amount of calories coming from beverages to less than 25 percent of their daily caloric intake.”
The study was published in the journals American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrients & Journal of Functional Foods (Duffey & Poti, 2016; Rajpathak et al., 2006; Zapata, et al., 2019).
