Stay hydrated without gaining weight

You need to pay more attention to your fluid intake in the summertime. In warm weather, you sweat more, and if you’re also more active, you’ll sweat still more. So it’s important that you hydrate. But not all fluids are equal. Some beverages are loaded with sugar — and calories. We don’t sense the calories in liquids the same way we do as in solid foods, so we don’t realize how many “hidden” calories we’re consuming when we’re drinking some beverages. This is true for alcohol as well as for non-alcoholic drinks. Madelyn Fernstrom, a “Today” contributor and director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was invited on the show to tell us which drinks to avoid — and which ones to choose...more