Question 1

i've been hearing just drinking more water can help lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Can help: Drinking water may not help you burn more calories, but it avoids adding extra calories that have little nutritional value. By drinking water you allow your body to burn more of the calories you obtain from foods rather then having to "waste" the effort burning the calories obtained from soda, ice tea, or some other sweetened drink. So, you need to cut back on the sweetened drinks for it to work.

Question 2

can drinking water really help lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Water/wt.: Not without regular exercises, diet &; lifestyle changes.

Question 3

can drinking water (too much) before exericising  help lose weight?

Accepted Answer

No: Drinking plenty of water is good for you overall but drinking a lot before a workout will give no added benefits besides interrupting your work out to use the bathroom.  Drink 6-8 glass of water throughout the day, not at one time.

Question 4

will drinking water clear up skin and help lose weight?

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Skin care: Normal healthy intake of water promotes healthy skin. Drinking a glass of water instead of eating extra food will help a diet.

Question 5

is too much water bad for you? how much is a good amount of glasses a water should i drink in a day? inclduing dieting would it help lose weight?

Accepted Answer

No, if kidney's okay: With normal kidneys and heart much water will be handled okay and will help with weight loss and preventing stone disease.  Be cautious of edema which means need to slow down drinking. So, the infamous 8-10 cups a day are easily handled as long as you have no edema, heart disease, or kidney disease.

Question 6

can you lose weight drinking water if it's hot water?

Accepted Answer

No: One can not loose weight only by drinking water , one has to decrease the caloric intake or increase the caloric burn by exercise or inc metabolism.

Question 7

does drinking a mixture of hot water and cinnamon actually help people lose weight? is it healthy and not harming?

Accepted Answer

Losing weight: To lose weight, get ur resting metabolism rate done(weight loss centers do this). This determines the total number of calories you need to lose 1-2lbs/week. Decreasing 500cal/day will give you a 1lb wt loss in 1wk; drink water (1/2 your body weight), eat small meals about 150-200cal 2-4x/(depending on your metabolism rate) and 500cal/meal at night: lean protein/veggies; avoid carbs, .

Question 8

does drinking water help to lose weight or gain weight?

Accepted Answer

Neither: The body uses the water it needs and pees the rest.

Question 9

does drinking very iced water help you lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Not significantly: There is nothing special about "very iced" water that will help you lose weight significantly faster than regular water. There are those who drink a couple of glasses of water before eating to make them feel fuller and those eat less.

Question 10

can drinking water help you lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Especially if drunk before and with a meal.  It fills you, and you eat less.  Also, there may be some truth that your body must boost metabolism, if you drink "cold, " water.  This is controversial, but the first statement is not.  However, we all should drink two quarts per day! and it will help a diet. This question is the easiest nutritional support advice i can give!

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