Obesity

This week I was watching my beloved television and I saw a commercial with an actress who talks about the obesity crisis in this country. She mentioned that in order to help curb it, we should exercise and encourage our children to exercise (great!), eat as a family (great! At this point my cynicism was starting to fade, as I thought this might actually be a public service message and not an ad for a packaged food), and substitute sugary juices and drinks with milk.

I was shocked. Milk is one potential solution to the obesity crisis? I'm not sure that is the answer. Milk has about 100 calories per serving—as many calories (if not more) than a serving of juice (depending on the brand).

So my first thought was, how does substituting milk for juice make any difference? Here's my solution: try water instead. Water has no calories, no fat or trans-fats, and depending on its source, it can be less costly than juice and milk.

Dr. Sidenberg