A Health Question...

[Moses25]

Hi there. Hope you are doing well. I heard somewheres that water, H2O, burns off fat cells. Is this true?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Many thanks.

 

[TonyInMyThroat]

Completely false, but if you consume a substantial amount of water prior to eating, there’s a good chance you’ll eat less.

 

[Ticklish9's]

Hi there. Hope you are doing well. I heard somewheres that water, H2O, burns off fat cells. Is this true?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Many thanks.

As Tony said, completely false.


The secret to good health is eating healthy and exercising. That's really the only trick.

But it's guaranteed effective!

 

[Fire_Sprite]

Well to be fair if you stick to drinking water you will probably lose weight.

 

[RobAce]

Um, actually....drinking ice-cold water DOES burn calories.

For anyone trying to lose weight, this question is an exciting one! If you simply want to know if your body burns calories warming up the water, the answer is yes. But if you want to know if drinking a lot of ice water can help you lose weight, or keep weight off, this "yes" needs to be qualified with some calculations.

First of all, calories are case-sensitive. There are calories and then there are Calories. Calories with a big "c" are the ones used to describe the amount of energy contained in foods. A calorie with a little "c" is defined as the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

What most people think of as a Calorie is actually a kilo-calorie: It takes one Calorie to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius. So when you drink a 140-Calorie can of cola, you are ingesting 140,000 calories. There is no cause for alarm, because the conversion applies across the board. When you burn 100 Calories jogging a mile, you are burning 100,000 calories.

So, considering that the definition of a calorie is based on raising the temperature of water, it is safe to say that your body burns calories when it has to raise the temperature of ice water to your body temperature. And unless your urine is coming out ice cold, your body must be raising the temperature of the water. So calories are being burned.

Let's figure out exactly what you're burning when you drink a 16-ounce (0.5 liter) glass of ice water:

* The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius.
* Body temperature can be estimated at 37 degrees Celsius.
* It takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
* There are 473.18 grams in 16 fluid ounces of water.

So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that's calories with a little "c." Your body only burns 17.5 Calories, and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn't very significant.

But let's say you adhere to the "eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" nutritional recommendation. In 64 ounces of water, there are 1,892.72 grams. So to warm up all that water in the course of a day, your body burns 70,030 calories, or 70 Calories. And over time, that 70 Calories a day adds up. So, while you definitely shouldn't depend on ice water consumption to replace exercise or a healthy diet, drinking cold water instead of warm water does, in fact, burn some extra Calories!

http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/question447.htm

You take this with the note if you do as I do....drink water with EVERY MEAL, you are also replacing the 100-300 calories in the drink you may have with your meals. Starting out at 185 lbs sometime last year, in 2 months by simply changing to ice-water with my meals I lost 8 lbs, no other changes. When I combined that with counting calories instead of a restrictive diet, by the time 4 months were over I had lost 20 lbs. Back to svelte 165, which is where I like to stay.

It may not burn off fat cells, but it does indeed burn energy.

Rob

 

[LD_Tickler]

^^^ Woah. That is some interesting shit. Thanks, Rob.

 

[Speedbump]

Drinking a lot of water during the day can help keep your metabolism boosted a bit to burn more calories in total, but it's not a huge amount. Also it flushes out a lot of toxins and other crap that you'd be better off without, and helps you to work out harder so you don't fatigue as easily, among other things.

So indirectly, water can help burn fat.

 

[Dave Pavet]

Easy way to lose weight for most, Atkins, low fat, low carbs...Water, Diet soda, diet ice tea. Don't have to worry about calories, fat, salt and in nearly all cases triglycerides, cholesterol and blood pressure drop because you lost a shitload of weight. A good diet for a few months but it is tough to stay on long-term.

 

[badreligion]

Well to be fair if you stick to drinking water you will probably lose weight.

Yup , water weight then eventually muscle mass .

OP I am just curious where did you hear this false claim ? .