How Iced Tea Can Help You Stay Slim

Usually when we talk about diet, we talk only about the food you can chew, healthy alternatives to the processed junk to which so many of us have become accustomed in our eat-on-the-go lives. But what about liquid diet derailers? In the quest to be kinder to our bodies, very rarely do we talk about the unhealthy beverages many of us depend on to get through the day.

Decades of clever marketing have led us to believe that artificially sweetened diet soda is a healthy alternative to high-calorie regular soda. So much so that many people reach for a diet soda first thing in the morning for a pick-me-up and continue to sip can after can throughout the day. Unfortunately, studies have shown that diet soda can effect metabolism and actually hinder weight loss.

It can be hard to kick a diet soda habit. The average diet soda drinker downs about 26 ounces per day, and if you’re looking to kick the habit in an attempt to live a healthier lifestyle, quitting can be as difficult as giving up cigarettes or any other vice. You can expect to feel typical caffeine withdrawals (usually accompanied by the dreaded “caffeine headache”) and also crave the slight high that artificial sugars can achieve.

But it’s not all bad news! You don’t have to replace your beloved Diet whatever with bland cups of lukewarm tap water. And by all means, don’t trade the soda for cup after cup of coffee with cream and sugar or you’ll derail all your diet progress. Why not switch to iced tea if you’re looking to change your drinking habits when you revamp your lifestyle?

Source: https://www.abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/iced-tea-stay-slim/story?id=23707158