If you are trying to shed those extra kilos, you might want to read this: Nutritionist Alan Aragon says drinking two glasses of water before a meal can help you lose weight. During an episode of the podcast The Model Health Show, Alan explained his water-before-meal trick, a strategy for enhancing satiety and potentially aiding in weight loss. But does it really work? While we know staying hydrated is important for our health and body, Alan Aragon’s ‘water trick’ involves drinking two glasses of water before meals to help control hunger and reduce overall calorie intake. He says the water you’re drinking before you eat will help you save on calories.
Alan said, “There’s something really interesting about satiety and what I call the ‘water trick’. You can actually preload with plain water before each meal. You will eat significantly less following the water preloading. This is a good thing to do when you go out to eat dinner, especially. Two tall glasses of water upon sitting down before they bring over the fresh bread and the butter: that will significantly cut the amount of calories you end up eating.”
Drink enough water – you’ve heard it from your parents, doctors, and friends. But is it good to also drink water during meal times? According to Alan, it is.
He said, “I always get the question: Doesn’t drinking water with a meal dilute the digestive enzymes, and then you won’t digest the meal properly? There’s really no evidence for that. I understand what people are thinking about, but when you look at populations that eat a lot of soup, they could not be having more water with their meals, and they are digesting stuff just fine. So, I don’t think people need to worry about that if they decide to use the ‘water trick’ to put a top-speed limiter on the cheesecake that they have after their main meal.”
According to Dr Rakesh Gupta, senior consultant, internal medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, the water-before-meal trick ‘has gained popularity as a simple and effective way to support weight management and overall health’. He said, drinking water before a meal can help you feel fuller, potentially leading to reduced calorie intake. Source: HT