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The typical US diet includes almost 20% of calories from beverages. Thus, the substitution of plain water, either in part or even entirely, as the primary drink is a simple, scalable, inexpensive way to reduce mean calorie intake by up to 400 calories per day, assuming a 2000-calorie diet. Observational data support the concept that increasing plain water intake is associated with reduced calorie consumption. Sugar-sweetened beverages should be limited or avoided because of strong associations with abdominal obesity and type-2 diabetes. Artificially sweetened beverages are probably safer than sugar-sweetened beverages, but less desirable than plain water.
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Vassalotti, J.A. (2020). Healthy Drinks. In: Uribarri, J., Vassalotti, J. (eds) Nutrition, Fitness, and Mindfulness. Nutrition and Health. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30892-6_5
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