For years, fitness and health professionals have been telling people to drink more water. Not only is hydration key for the body functioning optimally, but also water helps “fill you up.” But has there been any science behind the drink-more-water-lose-weight claim? Not until now.
New research shows that drinking just two eight-ounce glasses of water before meals can help people eat between 75-90 fewer calories at each meal. Over the course of 12 weeks, dieters who drank water before three meals a day lost five more pounds than those who did not increase their water intake. Read more of the water and weight-loss research here.
Will you drink more water now?