Drinking 500 milliliters white water before eating help the body to be slim

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For people who are obese and overweight, lower the number on the scale not an easy thing. Not infrequently diets tested, but the results not necessarily satisfying. Rather than confused, advisable you do the easy way first, namely multiply drinking water.

"Drinking water 30 minutes before eating as much as 500 milliliters can lose weight about 13 percent," explained Dr. Parlindungan Siregar, SpPD-KGH from the Kidney and Hypertension, Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine-RSCM in the talk show The 5th Annual Women's Health Expo (WHE) 2013 Grand Sahid Hotel, Sudirman Road, Jakarta, as quoted on Sunday (03/10/2013).

Dr. Parlindungan explained that the benefits of water for weight loss has been proven through research. Ideally, the human body needs water as much as the amount of water that is released. The need for the water intake the average human is approximately 2.6 liters per day.

Body put out of water through sweat, urine and feces. Whereas to get water intake, can be obtained from the drinks and food. Actual, said Dr. Parlindungan, water needs on human differ concomitant with accretion her age. Water needs in people aged under 65 years, different with which already aged 65 years upwards.

At the age of under 65 years, adequacy of water on adults is just to meet the water needs mandatory, namely as many as 2 liters a day. The need is increased if it is in certain situations, such as working or exercising in a hot environment. These needs will be signaled through the emergence of taste thirsty.

At the age of 65 years and over, ideally the water intake is between 1 - 1.5 liters per day. In the elderly people, the water intake that is recommended is at least 1 liter per day. This is caused because the body systems on elderly people are less able to discard water with good.

Benefits of water for the body not only that. A research found that drinking white water can lower the risk of diabetes. These research was conducted on 82,902 middle-aged women. Not only that, Dr. Parlindungan also discovered the benefits of white water to prevent bladder infections.

"If the water intake is less, can facilitate a bladder infection. With increasing a water, then the increases the volume of urine and prevent infection," said Dr. Parlindungan. Then why should white water? Dr. Parlindungan explained that several research found that if drinking water that contains sugar, it is feared instead can be trigger obesity.