“Water is not just a thirst quencher but also activates the metabolism,” says Michael Boschmann, head of a research group at the Franz-Volhard Clinical Research Center of the Charité University of Medicine in Berlin, Germany.
Boschmann und his team made seven young women and seven young men drink half a liter (about 2 glasses) of water on an empty stomach in the morning. As a a result, their body energy conversion increased by about 30 percent, and this effect lasted about 60 to 90 minutes, the doctor explained, which resulted in an additional energy consumption of about 25 calories. When drinking 1.5 to 2 liters of water (about half a gallon) every day an additional 100 calories are consumed.
The explanation: Drinking water dilutes the blood in the short term, according to Boschmann. This triggers a reflex in the liver. And this reflex in turn activates the sympathetic nervous system that prepares our bodies for physical and mental performance, and consumes energy in the process.
Boschmann therefore recommends drinking a glass of water between meals. “Ordinary tap water is sufficient,” he says. Ginger or other additives, that would ‘warm’ the water are not necessary. The thermogenic, meaning calorie-consuming potential, can’t be infinitely accelerated.
Consequentially, the physician suggests to drink a half liter of water in winter per day (2 glasses) and in the summer two to three liters (up to 3/4 of a gallon). “The body constantly needs water to run smoothly,” Boschmann explains further.
Original article published on 3/15/2011 at http://de.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fit-gesund/wasser-trinken-beugt-%C3%BCbergewicht-vor-blog-108-fit-gesund.html
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