5. Drink more water. Soda and other sugary drinks are the No. 1 source of calories in many Americans’ diets and the food item most commonly linked to weight problems. The average American gets an extra 300 calories a day in the form of liquids. By replacing liquid calories with water, it is possible to see a dramatic impact on weight problems in a short period of time.
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them” (John 7:37-38).
J’nelle Ruscetti is a physician’s assistant in family medicine and the mother of four children. She started a child obesity intervention/prevention program in her community called the “Family Fitness Challenge.” She recently released her book of the same name.
