However, the overweight person needs one additional glass for every 25 pounds of excess weight. The amount you drink should also be increased if you exercise briskly or if the weather is hot and dry. And some evidence suggests that drinking cold water actually helps to burn calories. When the body gets the water it needs to function optimally, its fluids are perfectly balanced. Endocrine gland function improves.
Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost.
More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to metabolize stored fat. Natural thirst returns. There is a loss of hunger almost overnight. Reprint By Donald S. Robertson, M.D., M.Sc. Ain't going back no more.