Filling Up on Fluids Can Pack on the Pounds

(Bellingham, WA) - Just about everyone knows by now that they need to drink at least six cups of water a day to maintain optimum health - and a healthy weight.

But for some listeners, filling up on fluids may actually be causing them to pack on the pounds. How can this be?

Nutrition expert Gloria Tsang, founder of HealthCastle.com, will grab your listeners' attention with some shocking facts about what's really in those non-water drinks we all sip to top up our daily "water" consumption.

Gloria will reveal the truth about the beverages many people put into their bodies every day, including:

• Think you're drinking tea? There are lots of products with "tea" in the name - but they're not really tea!
• Think that daily can of diet soda is better for you than the regular stuff? Fewer calories doesn't mean it's better for you.
• Think energy drinks really give you energy? Maybe for a minute, but what's the long-term cost?
• Think that daily latte gives you a healthy start? With all the conflicting news about whether coffee is good or bad for you, how do you know what to believe?

Plus she can explain how beverages alone can easily add up to an extra 1,000 calories a day - if you're not drinking the right ones.

An active member of the American Dietetic Association, Gloria Tsang, RD, created HealthCastle.com (now the largest online nutrition community run by Registered Dietitians) in 1997, and specializes in making nutrition information fun and easy to understand. She's a veteran interview subject (for both TV and radio), and her articles regularly appear in national media, including Reuters, FoxNews, NBC & ABC affiliates, iVillage, and USA Today. For more information about Gloria's work, go to www.HealthCastle.com/press.shtml

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To speak with Gloria Tsang or to arrange an interview, please contact Tracey Johnston at