Study: Drinking water helps you lose weight

Drinking water to lose weight

For people who want to control their weight or reduce their intake of sugar, sodium and saturated fat, tap water may be what the doctor ordered.

A new study of more than 18 300 adults found that the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water by just one percent reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol.

One to three more cups of water

People who increased their consumption of water by one, two or three cups daily decreased their total energy intake by 68 to 205 calories daily and their sodium intake by 78 to 235 grams.

They also consumed five to nearly 18 grams less sugar and decreased their cholesterol consumption by seven to 21 grams daily.

This is according to a paper by University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Ruopeng An.

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