Drinking water before meals helps he lose weight?

- Drink a large glass of water before meals helps he lose weight? Yes, according to a study US1-2.

Nutrition researchers recruited 48 men and women aged 55 to 75 years, overweight or obese. For 12 weeks, the volunteers followed a low calorie diet balanced and realistic: 1200 calories per day for women for 1500 men. Half of the participants had, in addition to compel the regime, drink 500 ml of water 3 times a day, before sitting down to table.

After 12 weeks, participants who had received the directive had lost 5.4 kg on average, against 3.3 kg in the control group.

According to researchers, drinking water before meals accelerate satiety, causing distension of the stomach. At the beginning of the study, they have also offered to volunteer meal "at will". Participants were asked to eat more hunger. Those who drank 500 ml of water previously consumed less calories than others.

The water trap

Stéphanie Côté, nutritionist, provides a serious downside outcomes. "We eat maybe less if you have water in the stomach, but the water is quickly removed and a few hours later, we might be hungry. "The team has also taken over the dining experience" at will "at the end of the project. There was no difference between the 2 groups with respect to calories. "Maybe that volunteers who drank water had got into the habit of eating a little more, providing they would be hungry later in the day," Stéphanie Côté advance.

Nutritionist advises rather people who want to lose weight consume input, foods rich in water. Raw vegetables or soup, for example. "When the water is in food, it is eliminated much more slowly and provides a feeling of fullness longer. '

It does not recommend drinking several glasses of water per day. On the contrary! Hydration is excellent for the skin, kidneys ... same concentration! "But do not bet too much on it to lose weight. '