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How can I increase my metabolism? The main way you can control your metabolism—which extends to losing or maintaining weight — is increasing the amount of calories you burn through physical activity. The first and most efficient way to burn calories is through consistent aerobic exercise . Thirty minutes of daily walking, running, bicycling, or swimming can make a huge difference in your metabolism. You could even do 10-minute chunks throughout the day. Secondly, strength training is absolutely necessary for combating muscle loss due to aging. Muscle tissue burns more calories than fat, which is why your muscle mass is key to cutting down fat. Third, add extra movement into your day wherever possible . Wash your own car instead of driving down to the nearest car wash or park in a distant parking spot next time you go to the store. Even if it means doing more regular activity, increasing how often you move every day can improve your calorie consumption. Don’t fall for products that claim to make your weight loss journey any easier. Make sure to do your research first and ask yourself whether or not a product will help encourage you to be extra active throughout the day. Ice, Ice, Lawsuit Sometimes, there is such a thing as “too much ice.”You’re sipping your cold beverage when suddenly, it’s gone far quicker than you expected. All you’re left with is a cup full of ice. It’s disappointing, for sure, but is it so disappointing that you would want to file a lawsuit against the company that supplied the beverage? That’s exactly what Stacy Pincus did in 2016. She ordered an iced coffee from Starbucks, only to find “too much ice” in her drink. The lawsuit, filed in Chicago, alleged that the drink was advertised as a 24-ounce beverage, but once the ice was factored in, Pincus and her lawyers claimed the drink was really only “14 fluid ounces.”
WOMAN SUES STARBUCKS OVER ‘TOOMUCH ICE’
“Starbucks’ advertising practices are clearly meant to mislead consumers when combined with the standard practice of filling a cold drink cup with far less liquid than the cup can hold,” the suit claimed. NBC News reported that Pincus sought damages to the tune of $5 million against the coffee chain. “The plaintiff would not have paid as much,” her lawyers stated in a court document, “if anything, for the cold drinks had she known that they contained less, and in many cases, nearly half as many, fluid ounces than claimed by Starbucks. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injury in fact and lost money or property.” Starbucks’ response: “Our customers understand and expect that ice is an essential component of any ‘iced’ beverage. If a customer is not satisfied with their beverage preparation, we will gladly remake it.”The company also reaffirmed that you can order any iced beverage with “light ice” and receive half the ice normally included. Interestingly, a second lawsuit against Starbucks popped up in Los Angeles a few months later, but both cases were thrown out. Pincus never saw a cent of that $5 million, nor did she recoup her attorneys’ fees. The case went on to be called “one of the most frivolous lawsuits of 2016.”
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