Got A Weight Problem? Try Water

Don’t like what the scale says? Get a new scale. If that doesn’t work, try drinking more water. Researchers at the University of Illinois who studied the diets of more than 18,300 people found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water – tap water or from a cooler, drinking fountain or bottle – by 1 percent, reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol. A U of Illinois news release reports that people who increased their consumption of water by one, two or three cups daily decreased their total energy intake by 68 to 205 calories daily and their sodium intake by 78 to 235 grams. Wait, there’s more: They also consumed 5 grams to nearly 18 grams less sugar and decreased their cholesterol consumption by 7 to 21 grams daily.