[Bianca29]

Imagine this:

It is a fantastic morning - bright sunshine and warm weather. Imagine seeing the entire Greater London from above: all the 32 boroughs and the beautiful City of London. Imagine that you can see Greater London’s entire population rushing on noisy streets, making their way to work in the crowded public transport. See them buzzing in supermarkets, parks and pubs. Together they are 7.7 million people. Now, take a deep breath...and imagine 5 million of these 7.7 million people die in one year. That is 13,699 deaths per day. The World Health Report forecasted that worldwide deaths which are weight related could rise to 5 million annually by 2020.

Following the current trends, by 2050, in the UK, 60% of the male and 50% of the female population will be overweight.

• Do you go from diet to binge eating?
• Do you constantly think: ‘If only I lost weight, my life would be great!’?
• Does your weight concern affect your confidence, self-esteem and social life?
• Does your weight concern keep you away from achieving your full potential?
• Do you overeat when feeling sad, bored, angry, stressed or lonely?
• Do you feel helpless in finding a lasting solution to your weight problem?

You are not the only one! Out of the 6.85 billion people worldwide, 1.15 billion people are experiencing similar weight related frustrations.

Americans spent more than $ 60 billion on diet related products in 2009, and, in the UK, the diet foods and drinks market is estimated at £ 4.6 billion.

Well, if so many people are still overweight even after spending so much money on diets and dieting products, there is an obvious conclusion - diets and dieting products do not work.

[milanna]

Does anyone else feel really queasy in the morning after eating? Im not pregnant but man I feel sick up until about 12 noon What is with that?? Im starting to think it might be my morning coffee on the way to work... anyone have thoughts on this?

[cherieang]

Does anyone else feel really queasy in the morning after eating? Im not pregnant but man I feel sick up until about 12 noon What is with that?? Im starting to think it might be my morning coffee on the way to work... anyone have thoughts on this?

You have stomach irritation, might be due to the acidity.

Coffee does have high acidity, but it is also full of antioxidants and nutritive properties, making it a healthy drink for anyone to enjoy.

One of the first things that you can do to alleviate this problem is to drink a darker coffee. The reason for this is because the darker the roast of coffee, the less acidity it will contain. Many people do not understand this simple fact, but if you do have a sensitive stomach and want less acidity in your brew, it is better to drink a dark espresso roast or French roast.