Thread: Does Drinking Water Really Help Burn Fat?

You may not know the reason behind it but an article by Drink Away the Weight By Raphael Calzadilla explains how drinking water could help us to burn body fat. Here are a few quote from the article:

From the standpoint of fat loss, you want to be in a position metabolically where the liver is converting stored fat to energy. The liver has other functions, but this is one of its main jobs.

Unfortunately, another of the liver’s responsibilities is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need a lot of water to work properly. Actually, your kidneys need a lot more water than most people realize.

If the kidneys are water-deprived, the liver has a double duty assignment. It has to do the work of the kidneys along with its own work. This double time assignment only serves to lower the actual productivity of the liver. It then can’t metabolize fat as quickly as it could when the kidneys do their job with efficiency.

If you allow this to happen, not only are you being unfair to your liver, but you’re also setting yourself up to store fat because you've made the liver less efficient at turning stored body fat into energy.

You may ask "How much water you should drink everyday? A paper from Journal of the American Dietetics Association gives us this answer:

“To be well hydrated, the average sedentary adult man must consume at least 2,900mL (12 cups) fluid per day, and the average sedentary adult woman at least 2,200mL (9 cups) fluid per day, in the form of non-caffeinated, nonalcoholic beverages, soups, and foods. Solid foods contribute approximately 1,000mL (4 cups) water, with an additional 250mL (1 cup) coming from the water of oxidation.”

Did that help? I sure hope so.. Now, let's drink more water to burn more fat.

Source: Drink Away The Weight

Does it have to be water? I mean could you drink water and other forms of liquid as well? Like soup, tea, coffee..etc..

Yes, I think you can.. but you should still drink more plain water. There are experts that won't agree to drinking 8-12 cups of water/liquid a day but it's best to keep hydrated, just to be sure.

Wow! That's a lot of liquid.. Oh well, it's summer so I guess it's fine.. Thanks for sharing mikaela

Hmm.. I read articles about the benefits and disadvantages of drinking 8 glasses of water. It doesn't matter which study is true. We need to drink water anyway..If it will help us burn fat, then it's great.. If not, I don't really care.. I don't think I will lose anything if I tried.