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Water for Weight Loss?

Posted on Jun 9, 2010 by Candace

Studies show that drinking 8 glasses of water a day can help fight off extra pounds and help in weight loss. Water is a natural appetite suppressant and helps the body metabolize stored fat. An increase in water intake can actually help get rid of fat!

Why?

The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they do not work to capacity, some of their load is dumped on the liver. One of the liver’s primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But if the liver has to do some of the kidney’s work, it cannot work at full throttle.

Drinking enough water every day is the best treatment for fluid retention. But when your body is given less water than it needs, it thinks the shortage is a threat to survival and will begin to hold on to the excess. This water can be seen as swollen feet, hands and legs.

Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone… which in turn, aids proper muscle contraction and prevents dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss. Shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plums the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient.

There is also evidence that drinking cold water actually burns more calories! Talk about the easiest workout ever!

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