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4A Daily News – Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Vitalityfitness health The Kansas City Star (MCT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sixteen-year-old Montana Ivory had been an excellent customer for Coke, Mountain Dew and Monster Ener- gy — until he got the message about calories. "I'd end up drinking a half-liter and not even notice it was gone," Ivory said. "And I didn't pay attention that a serving size is 8 ounces, and I would drink four or five times that." After Ivory attended a program at the Univer- sity of Kansas Medical Center, he started read- ing labels and rejecting sugary drinks. Not easy. "I was unhappy because I love that stuff," he said. "But now my potbelly is starting to shrink down." & Sugary drinks pour on the pounds Weighted pipe puts new bite By Edward M. Eveld While the multibil- lion-dollar sugary bev- erages industry — soft drinks, juices, energy drinks, coffee concoc- tions — flows happily on, the science is becoming crystal clear: If you want to lose or control weight, drink no calories. Or very few. It's the same for old and young. In a new and unusual study of more than 200 overweight or obese 14- to 16-year- olds, researchers deliv- ered bottled water and diet drinks to families, then counseled them to drink the no-calorie beverages rather than their usual sweetened drinks. After a year, partici- pants who received the water and diet drinks gained an average 4 pounds less than the control group, a signifi- cant finding considering it was the only lifestyle change in the study, said Cara Ebbeling of Boston Children's Hos- pital and Harvard Med- ical School. Ivory wasn't in the Boston study, but he did lose 15 pounds, down to about 200, and ultimate- ly wants to weigh closer to 170. He's also eating better and exercising more. Doable? "If I stick to the plan," he said. The message is out there, the science is in, but many of us are still guzzling the calories. Americans consume 300 calories more a day than they did three decades ago, and a substantial part of that increase comes from beverages. It's a hard habit to break. One problem, Ebbel- ing said, may be that people aren't distin- guishing between sensa- tions of hunger and thirst. Consciously and correctly responding to those cues is key, she said. redbluff.mercy.org www.redbluff.mercy.org Grief Support Group 3pm-5pm • Thursday Coyne Center • 528-4207 Diabetic Education 12:30pm-4:30pm • 11/28 • Columba • 529-8026 Have a warm & wonderful Thanksgiving www.redbluff.mercy.org Designer Line Eyewear 30-50% off & many more 910 Main Street, Suite C, Red Bluff • (530) 527-2510 1-800-481-LENS (5367) gummsoptical.com JOIN THE NEW GENERATION OF GOOD LISTENERS Wednesday Every November 21 & 28 "When you're thirsty, you need water as opposed to calories," she said. "Calories are needed when you're hungry." availability. An impor- tant idea in the study, Ebbeling said, was to change the home envi- ronment so that sugar- free drinks were avail- able — and to encour- age choosing them over sweetened beverages. The ubiquity of giant drinks was the reason for the recent New York City ban of sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces. Recent ballot measures in two Cali- fornia cities would have taxed sugary beverages to the tune of $1.44 for a 12-pack, but voters rejected both proposals last Tuesday. Joan O'Keefe, a reg- istered dietitian and Kansas City area nutri- tion counselor, said some of her toughest weight loss cases are among those who drink a lot of calories. "It's huge," she said, "this infusion of soda pop and things like Gatorade, Powerade, Fruitopia. And coffee drinks with all the syrups in them." While the body must deal with all the added A big issue is ready favorite of many nutri- tionists. They worry about the potential ill effects of some com- pounds in diet sodas. And there's concern that artificial sweeteners might actually increase cravings, leading to more eating and added pounds. Besides the sweet- ness, it's the feel of car- bonation in the mouth that holds much of soda's appeal, so switch- ing to no-calorie fla- vored carbonated water — her family likes Lacroix — can help break the soda habit. Diet drinks? Not a calories of sweetened drinks, those beverages don't send the "full" message to the brain that comes with food, O'Keefe said. The result is way too many calo- ries, day after day. One way to combat the desire for soda, she said, is with sparkling water. But new studies by researchers in Denmark found that diet cola behaved the same as water in terms of appetite and weight gain. Bjorn Richelsen of Aarhus University Hos- pital said four beverages were analyzed: Coca- Cola, Diet Coke, milk and water. into strength training ket, and this one is a multitasker. The ViPR (pronounced "viper") can be used to build strength, increase stamina and improve flexibility. You can throw it, drag it, toss it, lift it or collapse on top of it when you've had enough. The ViPR is available in a range of weights, but if you're new to this tool your best bet is to stick with the 22-pound ViPR, which can be purchased through viprevolution.com for about $230. (The ViPR is priced according to weight, and they start at 9 pounds for $155, and go up to 44 pounds for $330.) By Danielle Braff Chicago Tribune (MCT) There's a new piece of workout equipment on the mar- Once you've got a ViPR, try this workout created by Ambre Sheehy, coordinator of fitness programs for the Uni- versity of Florida, and an instructor of group ViPR classes. You'll need a space that's at least 10-by-10 feet square. One hypothesis was that Diet Coke would enhance appetite, but that was not the case, Richelsen said in an email. No difference was found in the calorie intake of study partici- pants in the hours after drinking the diet soda or water. And in a longer- term study, no weight gain was associated with Diet Coke. More study is needed about the effects of soda drinking in large quanti- ties and over time, nutri- tionists said. The ViPR can be used on a wooden floor or on a mat because it's made out of rubber and shouldn't scratch. Do as many repetitions of each exercise as you can for 40 seconds, and then rest for 20 seconds before starting the next exercise. After you complete all seven exercises, rest for 60 seconds before doing the circuit again. SNATCH AND THROW Start standing with the ViPR on the ground in front of your feet. Lower your hips down and back into a squat posi- tion, and place your hands on the double grips of the ViPR. Keeping your core engaged and your back straight, push through your heels to lift the ViPR up the front of your body, and throw it in the air above your head. As soon as you release the ViPR above your head, take a quick, big step for- ward and let the ViPR fall to the ground behind you. Turn around to face the ViPR and repeat the movement. REVERSE BEAR CRAWL Begin bent over on your hands and feet with your hips in the air and knees slightly bent. Place the ViPR on the ground in front of you, extending away from your body. Grab the closest grip of the ViPR and pull it toward your body so it slides beneath you. Bear crawl backward until the ViPR is just barely within your reach, and then grab the closet grip and pull it back through to the start position. Try to complete this movement quickly. SKATER of you. While standing, hold the ViPR with both hands in front Step to the right, putting all your weight onto your right foot while trailing your left foot behind the right. Bring the left end of the ViPR toward your right foot. Without paus- ing, press of your standing foot onto the opposite foot, also moving the opposite side of the ViPR to that standing foot. Repeat the movement, with an emphasis on making your motions very wide while keeping your chest lifted and your core tight. PLANK PULL-THROUGH the ViPR on the ground beneath your chest, placed hori- zontally. Start from a plank position (the "top" of a pushup) with Reach your left hand beneath you and pull the ViPR to the left of your body. Adjust your position left or right so that you can reach your right hand beneath you to pull the ViPR out to the right side of your body. Keep your wrists aligned beneath your shoulders and your core activated. PULL-THROUGH lower down into a squat and reach both hands down to grab the top edge of the ViPR (not the handle grip). Pull the ViPR out in front of you as you stand up so that Straddle the front end of the ViPR placed lengthwise, you throw it onto the ground in front of you. 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