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The Healthiest Drinks

Introduction: In recent years, much controversy has surrounded the topic of certain drinks, mainly soft drinks and energy drinks. So you may be asking yourself: which drinks should I consume? Which should I limit? And which ones should I avoid altogether? In this article, we will explore the several choices of beverages and will give you an answer to these questions.

The healthiest drinks

Water

Undoubtedly, water is the best choice to quench your thirst. Your body needs it, it has no calories, and it helps make you feel full.
For those of you who get bored with drinking flavorless water, there are alternatives that don’t involve soft drinks and other calorie and sugar loaded drinks.
You can, for example, take a regular cup of water and add citrus fruits, cucumbers, or fresh herbs to give it some flavor.

Tea and coffee

The second most popular drinks are tea and coffee, and for good reason. They contain many healthful ingredients such as antioxidants and flavonoids.

Tea

Drinking tea not only helps keep you warm in the winter, but it also has several good effects on health, such as decreasing the risk of heart disease, protecting you from certain cancers, and reducing the risk of hypertension.
Another advantage of tea is that it comes in many different flavors, but you must be careful not to choose teas with added sugar and sweeteners.

Coffee

Despite its bad reputation, coffee is in fact quite beneficial and healthy when consumed properly. Experts and research suggest that drinking up to 6 cups of black coffee per day can play a part in the reduction of your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease.
However, as in tea, beware of added calories that can come from cream and sugar that are usually added in coffee shops, which can turn a 2 calorie cup of black coffee into a 400 calorie drink.

Author Info

Dr Nagi Safa

Dr Nagi Safa is a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon (Weight-Loss Surgeon) at the Advanced BMI in Lebanon and at the Sacred Heart Hospital of Montreal, and holds an academic appointment at the University of Montreal. Furthermore, he is involved in the training of residents and surgical fellows on how to perform advanced laparoscopic obesity surgery. In 2010, he launched the Advanced Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (Advanced BMI) in Lebanon, and has been helping hundreds of patients from all over the Middle-East through his expertise in obesity surgery. Education: Dr Safa completed his residency training at the University of Montreal General Surgery Program. He then performed a fellowship in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Minimal Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery), at the Sacred Heart Hospital of Montreal, which is the largest Weight Loss Surgery center in the Montreal area, and one of the busiest in Canada. Experience: During his training, and throughout his practice, Dr Safa performed more than one thousand laparoscopic procedures, including Roux en Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, gastric plication and many other abdominal surgery procedures. He has a particular interest in LaparoscopicRevisional Surgery including banding, bypass and sleeve. With a keen interest in the advancement of obesity surgery and newer minimally invasive surgical techniques, Dr Safa gained experience in the single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), and offers Single Incision gastric banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Research: His current research interests include clinical outcomes from various bariatric surgery procedures and investigations on the impact of bariatric surgery on Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome X. Memberships: Dr Safa holds professional memberships with the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Association for Surgical Oncology, Quebec Medical Association, Trauma Association of Canada, Association Quebecoise de Chirurgie, International College of Surgeon, and the College des Medecins du Quebec.
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