True or False: Drinking Water Has Little Affect on Losing Weight?
Answer False: Water can boost the number of calories you burn. Two studies note that it can increase metabolism by 24â30% over 1â1.5 hours. This can amount to 96 additional calories burned if you drink 8.4 cups (2 liters) of water per day (35Trusted Source, 36Trusted Source). The best time to drink is before meals. One study showed that downing 2.1 cups (500 ml) of water 30 minutes before each meal increased weight loss by 44% (37Trusted Source).