Posted on 08/26/2015 8:19:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A new study by the University of Birmingham revealed that obese adults who 'pre-loaded- with 500ml of plain tap water lost an average of 9.5lbs in 12 weeks.
The key to losing weight could be as simple as drinking a pint of water before mealtimes , researchers have said.
A study in which obese adults consumed 500ml of water half an hour before eating main meals saw them report an average loss of 4.3kg (9.48lbs) over a 12-week period.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham said the simple trick could be hugely beneficial, and easily promoted by healthcare professionals and through public health campaigns.
The trial saw obese adults recruited from GP surgeries and monitored for 12 weeks.
Each of the participants was given a weight management consultation, where they were advised on how to adapt their lifestyle and diet and improve their levels of physical activity.
Around half were also asked to "pre-load" before meals with water, and half advised to imagine that they had a full stomach before eating.
Those in the first group lost 1.3kg (2.87lbs) more than those in the control group on average.
Participants who reported pre-loading before all three main meals of the day reported a loss of 4.3kg (9.48lbs) over the 12 weeks, whereas those who only pre-loaded once, or not at all, only lost an average of 0.8kg (1.76lbs).
They were encouraged to drink tap water as sparkling water, sodas or sweetened drinks were not allowed as part of the study.....
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
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I’ll try to remember that. Thanks!
I wonder if it only works for “obese” people - what if one is only about 10 lbs overweight?
Knowing how sloppy this kind of research has become, it may be a simple case of subjects with more will power, willing to do something not so pleasant prior to every meal, would have lost the weight anyway due to their own discipline. Maybe not much different from walking a half mile to every meal.
However, the docs all say more water is better, so why not?
Won’t work in the US. “What’s 500 ml?”
A few years ago I was at a church event for the women. Dinner was served and Tres Leches Cake was the dessert. My very skinny friend looked at me and said ( paraphrasing),” I don't want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Do you think they would mind if I took it home.” It was plainly evident that she was very full just from the dinner. Another bite of food would have been too much.
As for me, I could have eaten my cake, her’s, and two more, as well. That is when I realized that for many it is **not** a question of will power and self-control. It is likely that for nearly everyone who struggles to maintain their weight it is a hunger hormone problem.
1/4 of a two liter bottle.
Depending upon your own body makeup, people can live up to 30 days without food. I guess I should have marked it with a "sarc" note for the literals out there.
That’s why over-eating is the hardest addiction to get over. One can go cold turkey on drugs, alcohol, tobacco and etc. but one cannot eschew food.
Well, adding math to the mix doesn’t help at all...
This is just the kind of thing I'm talking about: the constant presence of food, and the social pressure to partake of it. In my youth I developed the habits of an opportunistic feeder, and I recall an instance when I went 24 hours without eating without thinking too much about it. ( Only realizing this, you see, when the same diurnal opportunity recurred. ) The trouble is that when these opportunities become multiple, and even overwhelming, the old habits do not serve me well.
BTW, and FWIW, I'm about ten or fifteen lbs under my life maximum, at just under 200 lbs.
My Doctor called it a Water Pill.
Name of the Drug is Hydrochlorothiazide
If for Swelling of the ankles.
Looked it up. Doesn’t sound like its what I need. Thanks anyway.
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