There’re so many different elements that go into losing weight it can be like learning a whole new set of information. Weight loss can be a hard task for many of us, but there is one simple thing that you can do to help regulate how much and what you eat. Drinking water is not a magical cure-all, but it may seem like it after you learn what it can do to help you regulate your eating.
1)Water aids digestion through saliva
Digestion starts with saliva and it is made mostly of water. According to “Everyday Health”, the enzymes in saliva are the beginning of the digestive tract. These enzymes help break down food so that they can be properly digested in the stomach. Without these and times food would never be able to be processed in the stomach.
Water also helps break down the fiber. Water-soluble fiber is one of the biggest factors of filling full after you eat. If you have not had enough water, or are dehydrated digesting water soluble fiber becomes almost impossible. Make sure that you are able to digest this food element properly by drinking lots of water.
2)Water soluble vitamines
One of the reasons that we eat food is to get access to vitamins and minerals, and deficits in these components can cause cravings in the body. “San Fransisco Gate/Healthy Eating” tells how the body cannot digest certain water-soluble vitamins without enough water in the body.
“Water-soluble vitamins are vitamins that can only be absorbed with the aid of water. Absorption of these essential vitamins stops when dehydration occurs or when there is not enough water in the body. When even slight deficiencies are present, you may begin craving additional foods even though you’re not hungry. These cravings are due to vitamin deficiencies and not hunger”.
3) Eat fewer calories
Water can help you eat fewer calories than you would if you didn’t drink water before meals. “LiveStrong” notes a study where participants consumed 75-90 fewer calories with 2 8-oz glasses before dinner per meal. Now consuming 90 fewer calories per meal may not seem like a whole lot. However, if you did this every meal you could lose up to 28 pounds a year. How?
“If you save 90 calories a meal three times a day, that’s 270 calories every day that you’re not eating. If you do this every day for a week you’ve not consumed 1890 calories. Continue saving that 90 calories a meal every week for a year, and you’ve saved 98,280 calories. 3500 calories make up a pound. In weight loss, the theory is that a deficit of 3500 cal means 1 pound of weight loss. By saving 98,280 cals you’ve created a pretty big gap”.
4) Hunger and thirst cues are the same
You may be reaching for a snack when what you should be reaching for is a tall glass of water. “Spark People” recently did an article describing how the body sends out the exact same signal for hunger that it does for thirst.
“Many people don’t know how to tell the difference between hunger and thirst, and because we so rarely think about dehydration we assume that we are hungry. Next time you’re getting hungry signals from your brain try reaching for a glass of water instead. You may find out that you were just thirsty”.
Now you know four surprising ways that water can help you control how much and what you eat. Helping you stop cravings and eat less is a fantastic one stop shop for your diet solutions. What are some ways that you have noticed water help you with your diet?
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