Water drinking helps with weight loss

Those who drink water before meals lose more in the long run.

08/30/2013

This has been suspected for some time now, the Berlin Charité has come to the same conclusion in an evaluation: Who is on a diet, may possibly lose more if he drinks regularly before meals.

This results from the analysis of various German and international studies by the Berlin Charité. Published in the journal "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition". "Half a liter of water before each meal resulted in a loss of one to two kilos extra within three months in a study," said nutritionist Rebecca Muckelbauer of the Charité on thursday news agency AFP.

Whether drinking water helps with weight loss or not, Berlin researchers wanted to know more and researched. Although this assumption is widespread, such research is rare, according to a statement by the Charité. To arrive at clear results, the scientists evaluated about 5,000 entries in databases on studies and articles in journals. According to Charité, only 13 studies received information on the effects of water on weight.

Two studies contained results that confirmed the positive assumption. The participants in the studies, who regularly drank water before eating, lost one to two kilograms more than those who did not.

Older people over the age of 50 are more likely to experience a feeling of fullness than younger people, Muckelbauer found. "The elderly used fewer calories if they drank water before the meal," she said. Drinking a glass of water before meals is a well-known trick to eating less. The fluid fills the stomach and the feeling of satiety is more likely. (Fr)