By
James Redder
It's incredible if you really think about it but do you believe that you can drink water to lose weight?
Or somehow decrease loose muscle mass? Part of the reason that people
believe this is that they feel the water will somehow replace there
hunger. However, by drinking more water with your meal it will not in
most cases reduce the consumption of food you eat. It is a fact that if
you drink large quantities of water with your meals you will feel full
for a short period. But when the water leaves your stomach you will have
the same hunger. The physiological trigger to cause you to stop eating
in most people is to eat enough food so that you feel satisfied. Since
water has no calories like food it can't satisfy that trigger. No fat
loss will occur!. This article will focus on drink water to lose weight truths and falsehoods.
For most of us our normal diets will satisfy our daily requirements for water. In fact studies have consistently shown that your normal daily diet will contain the equivalent of about 4 cups of water. Add to this the fact that the body's chemical reactions used to burn calories will add an additional two cups of water. That means under normal conditions you will already be supplying your body with 6 cups of water. Therefore in order to meet any additional needs for water can easily be satisfied by consuming a another beverage or two. FYI your additional drinks should probably be water. Drinking alcohol or beer will actually tend to increase your thirst.
Taking in extra water can easily be handled by people that have health kidneys. This is the case because your kidneys are very effective in processing any extra fluids from your body. Did you know that healthy kidneys can process up to 5 gallons of water per day with the capacity of processing up to 1/2 glass of water every 15 minutes? In fact if you do manage to exceed that capacity you will most likely develop nausea,headache and even seizures. The main question would be why would you? We have already established that extra water does aid weight loss.
In Conclusion
Now that you have read this article you will understand that a lot of the foods used in weight loss regimens work because they don't have a lot of calories yet fill you up. This is because they are high in water content and fiber. They also tend to take an inordinate amount of time to digest meaning the fiber in your stomach that has swelled because of the water will keep that full feeling going for some time. When you feel full you will tend to eat less and that is how that works. So if you are wanting to lose weight then don't think drinking large quantities of water will assist you. Choose to eat more beans, whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
For most of us our normal diets will satisfy our daily requirements for water. In fact studies have consistently shown that your normal daily diet will contain the equivalent of about 4 cups of water. Add to this the fact that the body's chemical reactions used to burn calories will add an additional two cups of water. That means under normal conditions you will already be supplying your body with 6 cups of water. Therefore in order to meet any additional needs for water can easily be satisfied by consuming a another beverage or two. FYI your additional drinks should probably be water. Drinking alcohol or beer will actually tend to increase your thirst.
Taking in extra water can easily be handled by people that have health kidneys. This is the case because your kidneys are very effective in processing any extra fluids from your body. Did you know that healthy kidneys can process up to 5 gallons of water per day with the capacity of processing up to 1/2 glass of water every 15 minutes? In fact if you do manage to exceed that capacity you will most likely develop nausea,headache and even seizures. The main question would be why would you? We have already established that extra water does aid weight loss.
In Conclusion
Now that you have read this article you will understand that a lot of the foods used in weight loss regimens work because they don't have a lot of calories yet fill you up. This is because they are high in water content and fiber. They also tend to take an inordinate amount of time to digest meaning the fiber in your stomach that has swelled because of the water will keep that full feeling going for some time. When you feel full you will tend to eat less and that is how that works. So if you are wanting to lose weight then don't think drinking large quantities of water will assist you. Choose to eat more beans, whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
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