Do We Need to Drink A Lot of Water to Lose Weight?

Drinking water increases the amount of calories you burn.

A study of overweight women was conducted, which looked at the effects of increasing water intake to over 1 liter per day. For a period of 12 months, this led to weight loss of 2 kg, without changing anything else in lifestyle.

In addition, drinking 0.5 liters of water leads to an additional 23 calories burned. On an annual basis, this equates to approximately 17,000 calories - or over 2 kg of fat.

These results can be even more impressive if the water is cold. When you drink cold water, your body uses extra calories to warm the water to body temperature.

Drinking water before meals can reduce appetite - if you drink more water before breakfast, the amount of calories consumed during meals can be reduced by 13%. Because water does not contain calories, it is usually associated with reduced calorie intake.

Increasing your daily water consumption by 1 glass can reduce weight gain by 0.13 kg.

Replacing sugary drinks with water will prevent you from many calories.

Conclusion: Drinking more water can lead to reduced calorie intake and it can reduce the risk of long-term weight gain and obesity, especially in children.

How much water should we drink?

It is recommended to drink about 2 liters of water a day. If you are an athlete, this number will be higher. Older people and breastfeeding mothers should also monitor this intake more closely.

Keep in mind that you also get water from many foods and beverages such as coffee, tea, meat, fish, milk and especially fruit and vegetables.

If you find that you have a headache, or that you are in a bad mood, constantly hungry, or have difficulty concentrating, then you may be suffering from mild dehydration.

1-2 liters of water per day are enough to aid weight loss, especially when you drink it before meals.