Water and the reduction of obesity
- According to WHO statistics 1 in 3 of 11-years old is overweight or obese.
- Childhood obesity in the EU has some risk factors: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, orthopedic problems, mental disorders, underachievement in school and lower self-esteem. (3)
- Water also helps to burn calories, helping to combat obesity.
- It is good to drink more tap water if you want to be more fit.
Drinking tap water is better than drinking diet soft drinks. Did you know:
- In a study from 2015, female participants drank 0.25 l of water after lunch each day while attending a 24 week weight loss program. They lost 13.6 percent more weight than women in the same program who drank the same volume of diet beverages after lunch.
- The results of different studies reveal that people who drink more water gain less weight over the years. (10) Read this interesting article.
- Almost 40 percent of the sugar consumed by young children, comes from drinking sugar-sweetened beverages.
- Young people who consumed low and zero calorie beverages ended up consuming an additional 200 calories per day compared with those who drank water. (5) Read more about this topic.
- There are some other issues related to soft drinks, which you can read here.
Added sugar intake has effects on the body. Did you know:
- Added sugar intake leads to higher blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, and fatty liver disease — are all linked to an increased risk for heart attack and stroke," says Dr. Hu (9). Whole article you can read here.
- Are you interested in other consequences that sugar has on our body? You can read more here.
- Take a look at this video to find out more about how sugar affects the brain:
