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I know of course that water is good for you and drink a fair amount of it... Why though is it always stressed so much on a weight loss diet? Is it thought to fill you up so you aren't as hungry or does it have some properties that I'm not aware of?
I know of course that water is good for you and drink a fair amount of it... Why though is it always stressed so much on a weight loss diet? Is it thought to fill you up so you aren't as hungry or does it have some properties that I'm not aware of?
No, it doesn't have special properties. If you drink one ore two glass of water before eating you would eat less because your stomach is full.
Also drinking water keeping your stomach full of water.
Your stomach when stretched(full of water or food) send a message of fullness to the brain and when empty it send message of hunger.
Why water? because it has 0 calories.
Drinking water is an alternative to drinking a 2 liter soda with 880 calories.
One diabetic soda pop option is A&W Diet Root Beer. The 2-liter bottle nutritional information label states zero caffeine, calories, and carbs . . but 70mg of sodium per cup (website states only 45mg?), and it is sweetened with aspartame. A 50% water dilution cuts these amounts in half (in addition to melted ice dilution).
I know of course that water is good for you and drink a fair amount of it... Why though is it always stressed so much on a weight loss diet? Is it thought to fill you up so you aren't as hungry or does it have some properties that I'm not aware of?
It also might be a myth. Other than drinking a healthy amount of water there may be no relevance to stressing drinking lots of water. Is there any scientific study that proves drinking more than a healthy amount has any weight loss benefits? Or, is it just speculation?
It also might be a myth. Other than drinking a healthy amount of water there may be no relevance to stressing drinking lots of water. Is there any scientific study that proves drinking more than a healthy amount has any weight loss benefits? Or, is it just speculation?
Several studies have indicated that most people go around slightly dehydrated. If you are slightly dehydrated your body will crave water and many people confuse the craving for food. I think that drinking plenty of water is just part of an overall healthy lifestyle which is what we are all aiming for anyway whether or not we need to lose a few pounds, right?
I did read recently that rather than focusing on drinking the 8 glasses of water daily, you should be drinking so many ounces per your body weight. It does make sense, a 6'4 200 lb man is going to need more water than a 5'2 120 lb woman. I forget what the formula is.
Your body is 2/3 water, 75%, or something like that.....you have to replace what you lose through sweating, urinating, etc...
Water eliminates impurities in the system.....it also plumps up dry skin, etc.
And yes, it takes the place of food in the stomach for a short while and sends an early message to the brain that you are full.....With a full stomach, I believe that it takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to send the message to the brain that you are full...this is why we are told to eat slowly....most of us gobble up food, (including me), and that is why we tend to eat too much.......
Diet sodas might be calorie-free, but are loaded with sodium....and I've read that some 'fake' sugars tend to make people gain weight..... Also, drinks with bubbles in them tend to bloat the stomach....
Liquids with caffeine in them are diuretics....so they really don't count towards the required water consumption for the day.....
I know of course that water is good for you and drink a fair amount of it... Why though is it always stressed so much on a weight loss diet? Is it thought to fill you up so you aren't as hungry or does it have some properties that I'm not aware of?
No one is questioning that water is required. However, is there any benefit in over-drinking water? If you need two quarts, is there a correlation with drinking more than two quarts with eating less calories over a long term (not a fifteen minute period).
I read the study above. It didn't mentioned that the older people at less during the day, only the meal following the water loading. It is possible that the older people ended up eating more later in the day too (as acknowledged in the study.) The technique had no affect on younger people either.
Conclusion: No conclusion.
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