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"For years I thought the notion that drinking lots of water would help you lose weight was just a myth. Numerous experts told me there was no scientific proof to back up this idea. Well, it turns out there may be some reason to rethink it: A new study from Virginia Tech just found that dieters who started each meal with 16 ounces of water lost about 5 pounds more than those who did not. No one know for sure why water might be an effective weight loss tool, but the researcher who led this study thinks it might work simply because it takes up space in the stomach without costing you any calories. That means you feel fuller, so you&amp;#039;re less likely to overeat. There&amp;#039;s no magic amount of water that everyone must consume each day (that 8 glasses of water thing has never been proven), but it&amp;#039;s a safe to say that you shouldn&amp;#039;t wait until you&amp;#039;re totally parched to start sipping. (Just don&amp;#039;t go too crazy chugging water since it is theoretically possible to get too much and throw your body&amp;#039;s electrolytes out of balance.) How do you make sure you get enough water? Do you think that it helps you lose weight? \u2014Barbara Brody, Health Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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