Water Beverage Intervention Trial for Reducing Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Young Mexican Free Living Women

Research Question: Does replacing Sugar Sweetened (SS) beverages with water consumption promote a decrease in triglycerides blood levels over 9 months in overweight women? The primary outcome variable is the triglycerides blood level. In addition, the investigators will consider as secondary outcome variables the following parameters of metabolic syndrome: weight, fasting insulin and glucose, HOMA, HDL-cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and waist circumference. The investigators will also consider as an outcome variable glycosylated (or glycated) hemoglobin (HbA1c). Design: Two groups randomized controlled trial, with an intervention group (water and education provision) and control group (education provision only). The investigators propose to recruit young adult women aged \>18-\<45 y who are overweight or obese (BMI \>25 and \<39), and consume at least 250 calories per day from caloric beverages (e.g., includes soft drinks, juices, sports drinks, sweetened tea or coffee, and alcoholic beverages) The intervention group (water and education provision) will be compared with a control condition (education provision only). The intervention has been proposed to be carried out for 9 months period with objective measurements of body weight and fat, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C, hydration status, blood pressure, and 24 hrs dietary recalls at baseline, 3,6 and 9 months