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Sometimes dehydration takes on the feeling of hunger. We are in a constant state of dehydration, and as a culture, we have become accustomed to not getting the recommended daily amount of water. This lack of water is hindering weight loss goals in some cases.

As stated above the body sees no difference between its need for water and need for food, therefore many high calorie snacks could be avoided by proper hydration. But this is not the only reason to drink water to lose weight. Water has many functions in the body, after all, you are made up of 60% water.

To flush toxins through the kidneys is the main job of water in the body. This removes all the harmful stuff from our bodies that we come in contact with everyday. If you don’t drink sufficient water the kidneys may not work as they must. That gives the mass of their work to the liver.

The main task of the liver is to metabolize fat, however this is not the only thing it does. When kidneys are not at peak performance, this is one of their jobs. One complication of lack of fluids is that it hampers the kidneys and in turn the liver has to step up and cannot metabolize as much fat.

Another reasons that make drinking water so important are: it is a large part of the blood, 92%, which is the body’s transport system for vitamins, minerals, nutrients; it also assist digestion, lack of water leads to poor nutrition; lastly, water regulates body temperature.

You know that drinking water during meals can help you feel full faster, but did you know it could actually rev up your metabolism? In a study done written about in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism fourteen healthy people, half men and half women, consumed 500 ml of water a day and when their metabolic rate was measured, there was a 30% increase across the board.

This process responsible for the jump in metabolism is warming the water to the body temperature. Drinking ice water can burn more than 70 additional calories a day, simply by increasing metabolism. That in and of itself doesn’t sound like much but over time, it can really add up.

Additionally water will boost skin flexibility, reduce headaches, provide you extra energy, and on the whole make you sense better to a large extent. Ingesting the appropriate amount of water each day has even been associated with healthy eyesight.

You should drink eight glasses of water a day, but more is always better than none. At least shoot for five to eight glasses in a 24-hour period. A sudden onslaught of eight glasses water at one time will likely run straight through and not give you the benefits mentioned above, this is best done by slowly sipping on water throughout the day.