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Losing those extra kilos is never easy especially when you are a foodie. However, many hacks and tricks are surfing on various social media platforms that may help in losing extra weight. Recently, Nutritionist Alan Aragon took to his Instagram handle where he shares that drinking two glasses of water before a meal can help you lose weight. During a podcast for The Model Health Show, Alan explained his water-before-meal trick, an effective strategy for enhancing satiety and potentially aiding in weight loss. But does it really work? Let's check!

Drinking plenty of water and keeping yourself hydrated is essential for our body as it helps maintain overall health. In the podcast, Alan Aragon explains his 'water trick' that involves drinking two glasses of water before meals to help control hunger and reduce overall calorie intake. He shares that the water you're drinking before you eat will help you save on calories.

“There's something really interesting about satiety and what I call the 'water trick'. You can actually preload with plain water before each meal. You will eat significantly less following the water preloading. This is a good thing to do when you go out to eat dinner, especially. Two tall glasses of water upon sitting down before they bring over the fresh bread and the butter: that will significantly cut the amount of calories you end up eating,” he said in the episode.

Drinking Water While Having A Meal- Is It Safe?

We all have heard from our elders that one should drink enough water but is it safe and recommended to drink water along with the meals? As per Alan, it is. “I always get the question: Doesn't drinking water with a meal dilute the digestive enzymes, and then you won't digest the meal properly? There's really no evidence for that. I understand what people are thinking about, but when you look at populations that eat a lot of soup, they could not be having more water with their meals, and they are digesting stuff just fine. So, I don't think people need to worry about that if they decide to use the ‘water trick’ to put a top-speed limiter on the cheesecake that they have after their main meal," he said.

A study published in Obesity found that participants who drank about 500 ml of water before each meal lost more weight over 12 weeks compared to those who didn’t. Water helps in digestion and overall health in check. Hence, it is usually advised to drink 2.5-3ml of water everyday as it helps us achieve satiety and keep our calorie intake in check as there are times when we are just thirsty but we think we are hungry. Drinking water before a meal can help you differentiate between true hunger and dehydration. This could prevent unnecessary calorie intake when you're simply in need of hydration.

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