At a certain level, all of us know the benefits of drinking water. Now it seems that even science is backing it up. 

Via an article from the Globe and Mail, we hear of a study being done, and the effects it had a on certain test group. Researchers at Virginia Tech studied a group of obese 55 to 75 year olds. They put them on a diet, and had some of them drink two cups of water before they ate anything. It turns out that those who drank water lost about 15.5 pounds. Conversely, those who didn’t lost around 11 pounds. 

An extremely interesting study, given that apparently about 450 calories are consumed from liquids in the US alone. 

Read the rest of the article, then tell us what you think.

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 Researchers in a recent study say that eating whole grains can cut the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Analysis of data from 39,765 men and 157,463 women found an 11% reduction in the development of Type 2 diabetes among people who ate two or more servings of brown rice per week compared with people who ate less than one serving a month.  

After adjusting for a number of dietary and lifestyle risk factors, the researchers found that people who ate five or more servings per week of white rice were 17 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who ate less than one serving of white rice per month. In contrast, people who ate two or more servings of brown rice per week were 11 per cent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who ate less than one serving of brown rice per month, the study authors reported.

Well, folks, we knew it all along. Whole grains are delicious! We’ve got a family of Nutribar whole grain meal replacement bars for you to choose from, everything from Cinnamon Bun to Cranberry Crunch.

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