| Water is not only good for your health, it can also | | | | calories or added sugars, and therefore, it is the ideal |
| help you lose weight. According to some recent | | | | drink. One should try to drink water instead of |
| studies, water increases the rate at which calories | | | | drinking sodas and eating junk food. If you drink one |
| are burned in the body. In addition, it also works as a | | | | glass of water an before you eat a meal, it will stop |
| natural suppressant of appetite. Water also plays a | | | | you from overeating. And, if you drink cold water, |
| major role in re-hydration, detoxification and food | | | | your body will end up burning more calories to ensure |
| metabolization. | | | | that the body temperature returns to normal. Also, |
| In fact, many people are unaware of the role that | | | | think about consuming food that are high in water |
| water plays in helping them lose weight. In a study | | | | content, like vegetables and soups. This way you will |
| conducted at Franz-Volhard Clinical Research Center in | | | | not only feel full after eating, you will also end up |
| Berlin, it was discovered that drinking water can | | | | reducing your calorie intake dramatically. |
| increase the rate at which calories are burned. The | | | | In order for the body to metabolize food, it requires |
| metabolic rate can increase by up to 30 percent | | | | water. For every gram of carbohydrate, the body |
| after drinking two glasses of water. This process | | | | needs around three grams of water. So, it is |
| starts within 10 minutes of consumption and reaches | | | | important that you drink a lot of water to prevent |
| a peak in 40 minutes. | | | | the storage of carbohydrates as fat. In addition, |
| Water also works as an appetite suppressant. Many | | | | drinking ample water ensures that your body is not |
| times people assume that they are hungry when in | | | | dehydrated as in this condition, the body slows down |
| reality they are thirsty. Water contains no fat, | | | | the process of burning calories. |