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How Water Is Related To Weight Loss
Water Contains Zero Calories
Because the calorie-content of water is zero, drinking water
instead of milk, fruit juices or regular sodas helps to lower the
calorie content of your diet and thus helps weight reduction.
That said, water contains no nutrition either. By comparison, soft
drinks like milk and fruit juice have significant nutritional
content. Milk is a good source of calcium and protein, while
citrus fruit juice (like orange or grapefruit juice) is an excellent
source of vitamin C. In fact, one glass of citrus fruit juice can
meet all your daily vitamin C needs.
Water Can Fill You Up
Some dieters find it helpful to drink a glass of water when they
feel hungry between meals, or just before a meal. However, I do
not recommend this as a regular appetite-reduction tactic.
Firstly, because hunger is an important indicator of low blood
sugar, which water can do nothing to correct. And if blood sugar
falls too low, it can lead to irresistible urges to eat junk food or
binge. Secondly, drinking water purely to fill up your stomach is
merely an artificial short-term measure which does nothing to
help create the sort of eating habits that are essential for long
term weight control.
Nutritional Alternatives to Water
If you wish to increase your fluid intake, a good option is to eat
more fruit, like any citrus fruit. As stated above, as well as being
rich in water, these foods are highly nutritious and rich in fiber.
They help to fill up your stomach, satisfy your sweet tooth and
boost your intake of vitamin C. Eating fruit is definitely a great
eating habit to increase your chances of losing weight without
regain.
Low Sodium Diets Reduce Water Retention
The body maintains a healthy fluid balance by a complex cell
mechanism involving sodium, potassium and other electrolytes.
In simple terms, if you eat too much salt (sodium) you will retain
more water, leading to weight gain. Anyone who suffers from
fluid retention and accompanying swelling (edema), especially
women who experience premenstrual symptoms (PMS) or obese
men with high blood pressure, is advised by dietitians to follow a
low sodium diet (eg. the DASH diet). Ideally, limit your intake to
1000 milligrams of sodium per day, until the water retention
eases.
Low Carb Diets Reduce Water Retention
Very low carb weight loss plans also reduce fluid retention, but
not in a healthy way. In simple terms, because carbohydrate
binds with water in the body, the fewer carbs you eat the less
'water weight' you carry. To many dieters this sounds a very
effective way of reducing weight. Unfortunately, as soon as you
return to eating a normal diet, the water weight returns.
Meantime, by not eating healthy carbohydrate, most low carb
dieters run an increased risk of nutritional deficiency. And an
unhealthy body frequently leads to an inefficient metabolism and
slower weight reduction.
Best Way To Reduce Excess Fluid Retention
Here are three tips to reduce unnecessary water retention.
- Reduce your sodium intake, (to 1000-3500 mg per day).
- Raise your calcium intake, (to 1200-1350 mg per day).
- Drink plenty of fluids, (8-10 glasses of water per day).
- Eat plenty of diuretic fruit and vegetables.
- The healthier your daily diet, the less water retention you'll
have.
- For more, see Diet To Reduce Fluid Retention.....
Water Contains Zero Calories
Because the calorie-content of water is zero, drinking water
instead of milk, fruit juices or regular sodas helps to lower the
calorie content of your diet and thus helps weight reduction.
That said, water contains no nutrition either. By comparison, soft
drinks like milk and fruit juice have significant nutritional
content. Milk is a good source of calcium and protein, while
citrus fruit juice (like orange or grapefruit juice) is an excellent
source of vitamin C. In fact, one glass of citrus fruit juice can
meet all your daily vitamin C needs.
Water Can Fill You Up
Some dieters find it helpful to drink a glass of water when they
feel hungry between meals, or just before a meal. However, I do
not recommend this as a regular appetite-reduction tactic.
Firstly, because hunger is an important indicator of low blood
sugar, which water can do nothing to correct. And if blood sugar
falls too low, it can lead to irresistible urges to eat junk food or
binge. Secondly, drinking water purely to fill up your stomach is
merely an artificial short-term measure which does nothing to
help create the sort of eating habits that are essential for long
term weight control.
Nutritional Alternatives to Water
If you wish to increase your fluid intake, a good option is to eat
more fruit, like any citrus fruit. As stated above, as well as being
rich in water, these foods are highly nutritious and rich in fiber.
They help to fill up your stomach, satisfy your sweet tooth and
boost your intake of vitamin C. Eating fruit is definitely a great
eating habit to increase your chances of losing weight without
regain.
Low Sodium Diets Reduce Water Retention
The body maintains a healthy fluid balance by a complex cell
mechanism involving sodium, potassium and other electrolytes.
In simple terms, if you eat too much salt (sodium) you will retain
more water, leading to weight gain. Anyone who suffers from
fluid retention and accompanying swelling (edema), especially
women who experience premenstrual symptoms (PMS) or obese
men with high blood pressure, is advised by dietitians to follow a
low sodium diet (eg. the DASH diet). Ideally, limit your intake to
1000 milligrams of sodium per day, until the water retention
eases.
Low Carb Diets Reduce Water Retention
Very low carb weight loss plans also reduce fluid retention, but
not in a healthy way. In simple terms, because carbohydrate
binds with water in the body, the fewer carbs you eat the less
'water weight' you carry. To many dieters this sounds a very
effective way of reducing weight. Unfortunately, as soon as you
return to eating a normal diet, the water weight returns.
Meantime, by not eating healthy carbohydrate, most low carb
dieters run an increased risk of nutritional deficiency. And an
unhealthy body frequently leads to an inefficient metabolism and
slower weight reduction.
Best Way To Reduce Excess Fluid Retention
Here are three tips to reduce unnecessary water retention.
- Reduce your sodium intake, (to 1000-3500 mg per day).
- Raise your calcium intake, (to 1200-1350 mg per day).
- Drink plenty of fluids, (8-10 glasses of water per day).
- Eat plenty of diuretic fruit and vegetables.
- The healthier your daily diet, the less water retention you'll
have.
- For more, see Diet To Reduce Fluid Retention.....
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