Healthy Living
Friday, December 4, 2009
Can Veggie Juice Help You Lose Weight?
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Supercharge your diet with a glass of V8!
By Janice Graham
Here's a surprising way to supercharge any diet -- and your
health: Chug a glass of low-sodium vegetable juice every day. In a
study of 81 overweight adults at risk for heart disease and
diabetes, those who
drank at least a cup of low-sodium V8 daily lost four pounds over
12 weeks, while those on the same reduced-fat diet who drank no
juice lost one pound.
"Many of the study participants reported feeling fuller after
drinking the vegetable juice, which may be why it helps weight-loss
efforts," says study leader John Foreyt, PhD, of the Baylor
College of Medicine in Houston.
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Posted by TAY Wed Sep 2, 2009 4:54am PDT
Well, I don't really know that it helps a person lose weight. But I would say that it helps people make sure they're getting the RDA of veggies. It's sometimes hard to do that each day with every meal.
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Posted by TravelAddict1967 Wed Sep 2, 2009 6:36am PDT
I love V-8, haven't had it in a long time because it tends to be too acidic and triggers my acid reflux. Perhaps I should give it a try again.
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Posted by Bruce H Wed Sep 2, 2009 7:10am PDT
I have a glass of low sodium V8 plus a dash of natural apple cider vinegar every afternoon (the ACV is the only odd thing I do in my diet, I'm not sure I'm sold on all the health benefits of ACV, but it sure livens up the bland V8). This drink fills me up mid-day and keeps me from snacking on less healthy things before dinner. I can honestly say I have lost weight while doing this. I recommend it to everyone.
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Posted by TAY Wed Sep 2, 2009 8:29am PDT
TravelAddict1967, maybe you can try the V8 Fruit Fushion. It has 1 serving of vegs and 1 of fruits. It doesn't seem very acidic to me, so it may be okay for you to drink without having it trigger your acid reflux. I like the fruit fushion, but not the regular V8 juice.
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Posted by Katie B Wed Sep 2, 2009 8:46am PDT
I wonder if the V8 fruit/veg blends work as well too... cause like TAY I don't like the regular V8... But I worry about the sugar content.
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Posted by Ginger Wed Sep 2, 2009 11:31am PDT
Or you could just eat fruit and veggies...
Seriously. Someone got paid to write this.
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Posted by karen w Wed Sep 2, 2009 3:25pm PDT
i looove v8 ever since i was a kid and have a bottl in the fridge right now
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Posted by Stephanie Wed Sep 2, 2009 4:06pm PDT
Losing 4 pounds over 3 months just because of a vegetable juice? ._. how is that a big deal?
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Posted by ferd Wed Sep 2, 2009 6:02pm PDT
You could just get a juicer,and juice your own. It's not hard,and not over processed like V8.
Janice,you're a corporate shill!
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Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:56am PDT
I love V8 but I like the fusion better, it tastes like juice (can't stand veggie taste) and you need to be feeling hungry to drink it because it's thick consistency!
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