Nutrition Simplified — 16 Dietary Truths To Live By

7. Drink water all day.

Water is essential for life and is responsible for carrying out most of the body’s functions. It prevents dehydration, controls body temperature, and detoxifies the body. Drinking cold water can also boost metabolism and keep it going throughout the day, burning a bunch of extra calories. Water also helps suppress appetite.

8. No soda or sugary drinks.

Drinks are a terrible way to spend calories because they don’t suppress appetite and have no nutritional value, plus all of the sugar gets converted into fat. Always choose water, green tea, milk, or other natural drinks to quench your thirst.

Did you know that if you replaced one — ONE — 120 calorie can of soda every day with a glass of water you’d save 43,800 calories per year-that’s 12.5 pounds…

• From personal experience, back in the day when I weighed a lot more than I do now I used to drink a ton of diet soda. I stopped all together and lost 10 pounds without making any other changes. I’m a firm believer that diet soda, as well as regular soda, is a major contributor to obesity.

9. No soy!

Soy is NOT A HEALTH FOOD-it’s a product that’s falsely marketed as a health food. Most-most-soy is genetically modified, pumped with chemicals and preservatives, and loaded with toxins. Soy can negatively effect thyroid function, which regulates metabolism, blocks the absorption of vitamins and minerals, and increases estrogen levels.

Increased estrogen lowers testosterone, which shifts the areas where fat is deposited and inhibits muscle growth. Low levels of testosterone essentially makes it impossible to maintain a lean physique.

Edamame and other natural soy products are healthy in moderation, but absolutely stay away from any processed soy.

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Bryan DiSanto

Owner & Editor-in-Chief at Lean It UP

Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.

When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.

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