March 16, 2016
6 Things That Happen When You Don't Drink Enough Water
The Institute of Medicine recommends that women drink 9 cups (or 72 ounces) of water every day. That's a lot of water and you may be wondering if that much is actually necessary. All that water also means a lot of bathroom breaks. Is drinking that much water really worth it?
After a closer look at some of the studies, we can tell you one thing: it is totally worth it! Here is a short list of things that can happen to your body if you don't drink enough water.
1. You're more likely to have health problems
A high intake of water has been linked to a decreased risk of kidney stones, urinary and colon cancer, and heart attacks.
2. Your metabolism stagnates
When Dr. Howard Murad conducted independent research for his book, The Water Secret, he found that a person's basal metabolic rate, or the calories you burn at rest, increases as the body becomes hydrated.3. You'll have to think harder to complete some tasks
Scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London found that the brains of dehydrated teens had shrunk away from their skulls. When they were asked to play a problem solving game, they performed just as well as hydrated teens but used more of their brains to do so. Drinking water restores the brain to its normal size. [bctt tweet="6 Things That Happen When You Don't Drink Enough Water"]4. You'll eat more
The Institute for Public Health and Water Research funded a study of 45 adults and found that those who drank two eight-ounce glasses of water before each meal consumed 75-90 fewer calories during the meal. Over the course of three months, dieters who drank water lost an average of 5 pounds more than dieters who did not. (Keep your diet on track with the BodyRock Meal Plan).