| Dieters,
calorie counters and weight loss seekers beware of advertising
campaigns targeted to appeal to your waistlines. Not all commercials
are produced with authentic weight loss in mind. Many commercials
and print ads are spreading false information and creating popular
weight loss misnomers – at the expense of the American consumer.
Originally, the marketing
ploy was sparked by the “Got Milk” campaign. Once researchers
connected the dots between calcium intake and weight loss, milk
was touted as the body’s miracle to shedding pounds. As milk
stole the calcium spotlight, several other dairy products tried
to reap the positive publicity by taking on undue credit.
For example,
chocolate milk does not have the same weight loss powers that
regular milk has. It’s the sugar factor. Since chocolate milk
contains almost double the amount of sugar that regular milk
does – it serves as more of a weight enhancer.
Not to
mention, all milk products are not created equally. A regular
glass of milk is merely 200 calories while a glass of skim milk
is almost 100 calories. If you consider the delicious milkshakes
sold at Wendy’s, the calories alone could not be conducive for
weight loss – unless you plan to exercise for the next three
to four hours or the milk shake is your meal of the day.
Finally,
while a milkshake may seem like an exceptional source of calcium,
it comes with a hefty cost – excessive calories. So the next,
time you think that shake at your local fast food chain is the
key to your weight loss, just consider the calories.
Weight
Loss Tip: Take you favorite weight loss chocolate,
vanilla or strawberry mixture. In a blender, add crushed ice,
eight ounces of fat-free milk and the weight loss mixture. Set
on crush and then change the speed to whip until it reaches
your favorite milkshake composition. |
