Actually, the vast majority of people who go on any kind of diet gain the weight they lose back. I've heard about other studies showing that people will ingest more calories over the course of a day if they're consuming liquids with calories, but there are plenty of reasons diets in the long run just don't work.

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i've heard that you shouldn't drink your calories. i think i guessed that the liquid ones were not as satisfying, or that it was just healthier to drink water. i do know a guy who lost a lot of weight just because he stopped drinking soda.

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Eat whole foods. If there's nothing left but liquid it's just heart-mangling calories that will cause the liver and gall bladder to produce more cholesterol.

Hush, child and eat your beans and corn!

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Im a runner. My recovery drink after a mid-distance run is a 2L carton of chocolate soy beverage: 1200 cals, 32 g protein, 60-70 g carbs, some fats, lots micro nutrients since its fortified.

mmmmmmmnnnmmmm

I woudlnt want to eat my cals to get that amount of enery.

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The researchers lost all credibility at the end of the article, when one of them claimed that bodies don't process liquid calories accurately because, until very recently in human history, the only available beverage was water.

So nobody milked a cow or a goat?
Nobody squeezed a juicy piece of fruit?
No one stomped grapes for wine, brewed beer, or distilled spirits?

Given that there's evidence for dairy herds in 7000 B.C. and wine-making in 5000 B.C., I don't quite buy the "our bodies can't handle drinks with calories" argument.

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Either way your still hungry when on a diet! Stop the madness eat well in moderation.

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My bosses wife forces him to down Slim-fast for two meals a day. More often than not, I find them laying on his desk while he sadly scavenges through the shop kitchen. I occasionally buy an extra sandwhich and what-have-you from Subway when I can afford it, and he downs them like a concentration camp victim. Liquid calories=crap. It's better for the body to actually digest food, and you actually use up more calories processing harder foods.

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The scientists quoted at the end of the article were not involved in the study.

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I agree with the above. Plus, liquid food makes you feel entitled for something more. You don't feel as guilty I guess.

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5 - Lolz. That is recent human history.

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I think it depends on what kind of liquid you're drinking. When I drink a soy milk smoothie for breakfast-- basically a liquid protein with lots of sweeet fruit, it carries me through until lunchtime. But who wants liquid meals, anyway? Life's too short.

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I'm not sure a three-day study means much on its own--but this adds to other research suggesting that high-calorie liquids may contribute more than solid foods do to weight gain. It's one of the reasons researchers are looking at soft drink consumption as a major suspect in the epidemic of childhood obesity. Nothing like drinking pop by the bucket...

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