Bar a beer for fat loss

DRINKING just one glass of water a day in place of a beer or a fizzy drink slashes the risk of obesity by up to one-fifth, researchers have found.

Those who replace unhealthy drinks with water once a day for four years also lose weight, according to a study of nearly 16,000 people.

The findings of the study, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Portugal, showed giving up one 330ml bottle of beer a day and drinking water instead cut the risk of obesity by 20 per cent, while giving up a 200ml glass of fizzy drink for water cut the risk by 15 per cent.