It has no calories or fat. We can drink it warm when we're cold and cold when we're hot. It goes with everything, and can be found just about anywhere. It's also essential to keeping us happy and healthy. Next time you feel inexplicably crabby, think back to the last time you drank a glass of water.
Dehydration can lead to crankiness and a whole host of other, more serious, conditions.
Drinking enough water is especially important for aiding fat loss. The liver is responsible for metabolizing fat. When our kidneys don't get enough water to perform their functions, they recruit the liver to help them out. If the liver is busy helping the kidneys, it can't do its own job of using up that stored fat for fuel. In addition, our bodies need water to keep cool during exercise, and to help in digesting the food we eat.