Consuming water prior to each meal does not appear to reduce calorie intake in young adults

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Consuming water before a meal reduces calorie intake in middle-aged and older adults, however, this does not seem to be the case with younger adults according to the researchers who conducted a weight loss study in middle-aged and older adults.

“[A] reduction in meal [ calorie intake ] following water ingestion has not been observed in studies of young adults, suggesting there may be age-related differences in the ability of water to acutely reduce [ calorie intake ],” the authors of the study note.

REFERENCE

Dennis E, Dengo A, Comber D, Flack K, Savla J, Davy K, Davy B. Water consumption increases weight loss during a hypocaloric diet intervention in middle-aged and older adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Feb, 18(2):300-07.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Brenda M. Davy
Department of Human Nutrition
Foods and Exercise
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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