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Although the water has no calories, consuming it during the meal can favor weight gain, because it promotes a dilation in the stomach, which ends up interfering with the feeling of satiety. In addition, the consumption of water and other liquids during the meal can interfere with the absorption of nutrients, so the meal turns out to be unnutritive.
So, in order not to put on weight and to guarantee all the nutrients provided by the meal, it is recommended to drink water at least 30 minutes before or after the meal.
Drinking water during the meal is fattening?
Drinking while eating can put on weight and this is not just because of the extra calories from the drink, but because of the dilation of the stomach that happens due to drinking the drink. Thus, over time, the stomach ends up getting bigger, with a greater need for food so that there is a feeling of satiety, which can favor weight gain.
Thus, even people who only drink water during the meal, who have no calories, can have an increase in weight related to their intake, as water also causes the stomach to dilate.
In addition, at an early stage, water may even give you a greater feeling of satiety, since it occupies the space that would be other food. However, even when this happens, it is normal for the person to feel even more hungry at the next meal, since he did not eat food with the necessary nutrients for the body, and then it becomes much more difficult to control what is eaten instead Following.
Other liquids, such as juice, soda or alcohol, increase the calories of the meal as well as the tendency to fermentation that can generate gases and cause more burping. Therefore, it is especially contraindicated to drink while eating for those suffering from reflux or dyspepsia, which is a difficulty in digesting food normally.
When to drink water
Although there is no exact bill, up to 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the meal it is possible to drink fluids without hindering digestion. However, mealtime is not the time to "quench your thirst" and, therefore, creating a habit of hydrating yourself during the day and outside of meals is important to lessen the need to drink during meals.
In addition to the time before or after a meal, it is important to pay attention to the amount of fluids consumed. This is because quantities greater than 200 mL can interfere with the process of digesting the nutrients present in the meal. Thus, the meal turns out not to be so nutritious since some of the vitamins and minerals cannot be absorbed.
The best way to drink fluids without getting fat is to drink mainly water before and after meals. To accompany a meal, it is possible to drink water, fruit juice, beer or wine, as long as it does not exceed 200 ml, which is equivalent, on average, to drinking half a glass of water or any other liquid, however if at the end of the meal there is thirst it may be interesting to decrease the amount of salt.
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