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eating different food groups can produce different effects in your body, from weight loss to more energy. When it comes to these subjects, eating your veggies can make the biggest impact.

We all know that vegetables are an important part of the food guide Pyramid which recommends that all human beings eat much of their daily foods from this group. The size of this stripe on the food pyramid, which is green, is the second largest after only grains. This corresponds to how much of your diet should be composed of vegetables, and they should be an amount that is smaller than only the grain group. Adults should be consuming between two and three cups of vegetables daily (depending on age and sex).

One of the biggest benefits of eating vegetables is their ability to help stave off different types of illnesses and conditions. eating the recommended amount of vegetables can help to make sure that you lower your risk of colon cancer due to the fact that vegetables provide much needed fiber, as well as the fact that they include many different vitamins and minerals. eating vegetables that are rich in the mineral potassium can help to reduce the risk of kidney stones, as well as help absorption of calcium, which can slow bone loss.

Other benefits of eating vegetables come from their general makeup. Choosing to eat more vegetables over other foods like meats, nuts and dairy products, can mean a great reduction in the amount of calories you are taking into your body. most vegetables are extremely low-fat, and contain very little calories which are generally in the form of carbohydrates. Vegetables also provide us with many of the vitamin and mineral nutrients we need in order to survive: vitamins A, C and E, folic acid, and the minerals potassium and iron.

Vegetables are also one of the best sources of dietary fiber. dietary fiber can help your body in many ways, ranging from helping you to feel fuller and be less likely to overeat other foods, to helping prevent several different types of cancer and heart disease. It can also help with other, less severe gastrointestinal issues, such as preventing constipation and diverticulitis.

One of the most important parts of your day should be the consumption of vegetables, because the benefits of eating vegetables are so numerous and great. Everyone should make a concerted effort to include vegetables with every meal.

Walter Taguchi writes nutrition health articles for WeightLossLodge.com

While dieting it is important to watch what you drink just as much as you watch what you eat. A great number of beverages and "healthy" fruit juices are packed with high amounts of sugar and will cause weight gain if not properly burned off. This actually defeats the purpose of dieting because by drinking all these beverages full of sugar, you are actually working against your goal. Here are a couple of rules when it comes to what to drink while dieting.

Rule # 1:

Drink plenty of water. I know, you've probably heard this a million times but it's true, this is a key ingredient of a healthy lifestyle.

If you are the kind of person who just can't stand drinking water because it doesn't taste like anything, try adding a lemon wedge to give it a little twist in flavor.

Rule # 2:

Lay off the booze. We all know about the beer bellies but what many don't know is that it has been proven that alcohol has elements which actually make it more difficult to burn off fat.

This isn't to say you can never drink again but you shouldn't exceed 1-2 drinks if you are looking to be healthy. Our liver is one of the organs mainly responsible for metabolizing fat. Since alcohol seriously impinges on proper liver function, too much alcohol means your body isn't being able to metabolize fat and therefore, you're not burning fat like you should.

drinking alcohol also dehydrates the body which completely defeats the whole idea of drinking enough water. Not to mention the fact that alcohol contains almost as many calories per gram as fat.

The fact is that if you are serious about getting in shape and losing the extra pounds, you have to lay off the serious drinking. If you must drink, try light beer or a small glass of wine.

Rule # 3:

Try not to drink too much coffee. Although coffee is very controversial, the truth is that a couple of cups a day isn't going to do too much harm.

Coffee does, however, dehydrate the body as well and extra water should be consumed if you want to keep hydrated.

If you are looking to lose weight quicker, then stay away from the creamy latte's that are packed with fat milk and creams and loaded with too much sugar.

Rule # 4:

Don't over due low-fat drinks. The fact is that diet beverages, be it tea, soda, sports drinks, etc., often bring a lot of sugar which, as we all know, is completely detrimental to losing weight. Again, the best way to hydrate is water.

Anyhow, diet drinks haven't been proven to help you lose weight and sometimes they may even cause cravings for real sugar which can work against you.

The article is posted and written by John Scott, the researcher and writer for compareop.com (Phentermine OPs Reports and Discussion board). Remember that the consumption of excessive liquid may cause the onset of Cellulite. Read more about Cellulite