Healthy lifestyle habits are always the best basis for achieving the right weight. One of the most basic is to drink the recommended amount of water, which, for women, is 2 liters a day. However, in Spain, we only drink 1.6 liters on average. A big mistake since, among many other benefits, drinking water can help burn calories and reduce appetiteas shown by studies carried out in adults.

Drinking water increases the number of calories you burn, known as resting energy expenditure. In adults, it has been shown to increase by 24% to 30% after 10 minutes of drinking water and up to 60 minutes later.

Specifically, a study in overweight women analyzed the effects of increasing water consumption to more than 1 liter per day for 12 months. The results showed a weight loss of more than 2 kg with no other change in your lifestyle except drinking more water.

Furthermore, both studies indicate that drinking half a liter of water results in burning 23 calories, which, annually, represents about 17,000 extra calories or, in other words, more than 2 kg of fat.

This means that drinking 1 to 1.5 liters of water a day can lead to significant weight reductionbody mass index (BMI), waist circumference and body fat, as studies have shown in overweight women.

These Results can be even more impressive when the water is coldsince by doing so the body uses more calories to heat the water to body temperature.

Water before meals

It has been shown that drinking water before each meal can increase weight loss by up to 2 kg over a period of 12 weeks. The group that drank water before each meal lost 44% more weight than the group that did not.

Besides, do it before breakfast It reduced the amount of calories consumed during the meal by 13%, being more effective in middle-aged and older people than in younger ones.

This is mainly because water replaces other drinks, such as wine or soft drinks, which are often high in calories and sugar. This can mean up to 9% (or 200 calories) lower calorie consumption.

Tricks to drink more water a day

If you are one of those who find it difficult to drink water, even knowing all its benefits, With these simple tricks you can drink the recommended 8-10 glasses of water a day almost without realizing it-

1. Always have a bottle with you: This avoids falling into the laziness of having to get up for a glass of water. Remember to take it everywhere.

2. Try to flavor it: Whether with tea or fruits, they are an alternative to make you want to drink more water.

3. Distribute the glasses of water over the five meals: a glass in each covers half of the daily water needs. Drinking two glasses in each will cover it completely.

4. Schedule reminders on your mobile: It is better to avoid forgetting, setting an alarm every hour or hour and a half will ensure that you cover your daily water needs.

5. Use specific applications: Of course, apps to drink more water exist. They help to do it in a more organized way and are very useful because they also calculate daily water needs based on our specific characteristics.

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