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Water - How 8 glasses a day keeps fat away
Water is the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. It is important to drink 8-10 glasses (approximately 2 Litres) a day. You should also increase the amount if you exercise briskly or if the weather is hot and dry. It should preferably be cold because it absorbs into the system quicker than warm water. If you're not drinking enough water, your body fluids will be thrown off balance and you may experience fluid retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. Ultimately, when your body gets the water it needs to function at its best, its fluids are perfectly balanced.
Water suppresses the appetite and helps the body metabolize stored fat
The kidneys need enough water to function properly. When they aren't receiving enough, some of their workload is dumped onto the liver. The liver's main function is to metabolize stored fat into energy for your body to use. Therefore, if the liver has to do some of the kidney's work, it will not function fully. This means the body metabolizes less fat, therefore, more fat is stored and weight loss stops.
Drinking enough water is good for fluid retention
When your body is not getting enough water it begins to hold on to every drop possible to survive. When this happens water starts to store itself outside cells and this can lead to swollen feet, legs and hands. To prevent this you must drink plenty of water! That way you will be releasing the stored water from cells.
An overweight person needs more water than a thin person
Larger people have large metabolic loads and since water is essential for fat metabolism it is clear that an overweight person would need a large amount.
Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone
Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone by allowing muscles to contract. It also helps to prevent sagging skin that results from weight loss. Water re-hydrates the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and supple.
Water helps to flush out waste
When losing weight, water aids the body in getting rid of waste and metabolized fat.
Water relieves constipation
When your body isn't getting enough water, it takes what it needs from other sources, primarily the colon. This results in constipation. However, by drinking enough water, normal bowl function will return.
Things to remember!
Your body will not function properly without enough water and can't metabolize stored fat efficiently. Retained water shows up as excess weight. To get rid of excess waste you must drink more water. Drinking water is essential to weight loss.
Last updated 17 June 2009
