Water, natures life source

WATER FOR WEIGHTLOSS

How can water help you to lose weight? There are three ways in which water can directly help your weight loss program:

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  The liver directly affects your body fat and weight loss. The liver's job is to convert the stored fat into energy, this metabolism of fat is directly influenced by the amount of water you drink. The liver also acts as a backup for the kidney, which needs plenty of water to work properly. This means that when the kidneys are not functioning properly the liver kicks in to help out, which diverts it from its primary function of metabolising the stored fat
  


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  Every food we eat contains water. The brain knows this and recognises that it can hydrate the body by eating food. Research has shown that often when we get hungry, we are not actually hungry for food, but that we are actually simply thirsty. It is recommended that when you feel hungry you drink two cups of water and then wait fifteen minute to see if your hunger has gone away.
  


• Drinking cold water helps your body to burn more calories in a weight loss program. This is because your body needs to burn calories to raise the water temperature to match your body temperature, however, the advantage is that normal water has zero calories, which means your body ends up burning more calories.
  

According to Strength and conditioning expert Charles Poliquin, a loss of 1.5% in water levels can result in a 10% loss in strength levels, therefore lowering your ability to do multiple reps and sets, less sets and reps means less fat burning potential.

So do yourself a favour, stay hydrated and maximise your fat burning potential.