{"id":178,"date":"2008-06-21T00:56:38","date_gmt":"2008-06-20T22:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/wordpress\/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water\/"},"modified":"2015-12-03T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T16:15:00","slug":"how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Fat by Drinking Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is such a thing possible?\u00a0 Sure…if the water in question is “Vitamin Water<\/a>.”\u00a0 Despite the sophisticated-looking bottles and claims that “…each one of our grab-health-by-the-horns varieties offers a unique blend of nutrients…” the reality is that it’s just “value added” sugar water.\u00a0 You get a few random vites and electrolytes for show, but that’s about it.\u00a0 It’s just another “dysfunctional food<\/a>” that\u00a0serves more as a source of calories than nutrition.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the ingredients and nutritional info<\/a>, shall we?<\/p>\n

Vapor distilled, deionized water and\/or reverse osmosis water, crystalline fructose, citric acid, monopotassium phosphate (electrolyte), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), natural flavor, dipotassium phosphate (electrolyte), magnesium lactate (electrolyte), gum acacia, calcium lactate (electrolyte), niacin (B3), ester gum, pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), b-carotene (color) cyanocobalamin (B12)<\/p>\n

Nutrition Facts:
\nServing size: 8 fl oz, Servings per container: 2.5; Amount per serving: Calories: 50; Total fat: 0g, Sodium: 0mg; Potassium: 60mg; Total carbohydrates: 13g; Sugar: 13g; Protein: 0g; Vitamin C: 40%; Vitamin B3: 20%; Vitamin B6: 20%; Vitamin B12: 20%; Vitamin B5: 20%; Potassium: 150mg per bottle<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now the thing to look at is the servings…there are 2.5 servings in one bottle.\u00a0\u00a0But do\u00a0you know anyone who who actually pours out exactly 8 oz. of the stuff?\u00a0 Me neither: anyone who buys a bottle small enough to hold in their hand typically drinks the whole thing.\u00a0 13 grams of sugar (fructose) doesn’t sound like so much when you’re talking about a single serving, but it’s roughly 1 tablespoon…multiply that by 2.5 and it comes to 32.5 grams…more sugar than\u00a0than a bar of\u00a0Hershey’s Milk Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0(22 g).\u00a0 In return, you get modest amounts of\u00a05 vitamins (out of a total of 13<\/a>) and about as much potassium as a\u00a01\/4 cup of orange juice<\/a>\u00a0provides.<\/p>\n

There’s less sugar (12 g)\u00a0and more nutrients (11 vites and minerals) in a bowl of Frosted Rice Krispies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liquid calories can be the ones that break a diet<\/a>.\u00a0 Although not all studies show this effect, there’s evidence to show that liquid carbohydrate calories are not as satiating as those from solid sources<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition, excess fructose consumption is linked to the obesity epidemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People need to be eating – and drinking – less sugar, not more.\u00a0 Ok, the occasional sugared drink won’t make you fat, assuming you’re not consuming too many calories in general, but the temptation to assume a drink like “Vitamin Water” is low in calories (as implied by the small serving size), and rich in essential nutrients: the very definition of something that’s “healthy.”\u00a0 NOT:\u00a0Vitamin Water is strictly\u00a0a gimmick – the fact that the manufacturer, Glaceau, was bought out by Coca Cola<\/a> should tell you something right there.\u00a0 It may be slightly better than drinking Coke, but not by much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is such a thing possible?\u00a0 Sure…if the water in question is “Vitamin Water.”\u00a0 Despite the sophisticated-looking bottles and claims that “…each one of our grab-health-by-the-horns varieties offers a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28],"tags":[715,830,1863,1556,1736,1867],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10212,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions\/10212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}