Can Drinking Water Speed Weight Loss ?
While the abundance of diet books and programs may be confusing, there are several principles that they all have in common. One is the value of exercising in conjunction with dieting. Another is the recommendation to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water. In fact, these recommendations are so common that the average “dieter” tunes them out. Drinking water may also seem like too simple a recommendation to help you lose weight. The theory behind this recommendation has always been that drinking sufficient amounts of water may actually make you feel full, and therefore, be less likely to want to overeat. Some people also believe that drinking sufficient amounts of water may help your body to clear metabolic waste products more efficiently. However, a new report from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (12/03) suggests that drinking sufficient water may actually increase the metabolic rate, or the rate at which people burn calories. While the researchers admit that the impact of
