How does drinking water raise metabolism?

[anaari]

Does it force your body to work harder or something to use all the incoming water?

Please help me understand. Thanks.

[bseidl]

I don't think it raises metabolism. It's just necessary for proper metabolism.

[Lex350]

Actually it's about 50 calories per liter. I saw it in a study before. I don't have the abstract though. Essentially anything you consume will use some sort of energy. Your body uses energy for everything. To breathe, to digest, etc etc.

[Stooks]

i'm not sure it helps raise metabolism, but it helps in cutting fat because fat is water soluble

[stevesteve12]

but it helps in cutting fat because fat is water soluble

wtf. are u kidding me?

[209vaughn]

i'm not sure it helps raise metabolism, but it helps in cutting fat because fat is water soluble

Que?

[cncretecbwo]

eating raises metabolism....

[Stooks]

wtf. are u kidding me?

nvm i was thinking about something else.

[zkid002]

eating raises metabolism....

X2.

[anaari]

i'm not sure it helps raise metabolism, but it helps in cutting fat because fat is water soluble

no.

[solid_intensity]

This reminds me of when people say dark chocolate makes a healthier heart.. where I then say..

Yeah and so does RUNNING!

My response stands for this as well.

[Aes_RocK]

water binds to matter in your intesitine (what will become fecal matter) and make it easier to poop out... bran does the same thing

[Free Weight Friedel]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.php?page=Water

[in10city]

Actually it's about 50 calories per liter. I saw it in a study before. I don't have the abstract though. Essentially anything you consume will use some sort of energy. Your body uses energy for everything. To breathe, to digest, etc etc.

Says that drinking 2 liters of cold water a day will burn 96 k/cal.

Water-Induced Thermogenesis
Drinking lots of water is commonly espoused in weight loss regimens and is regarded as healthy; however, few systematic studies address this notion. In 14 healthy, normal-weight subjects (seven men and seven women), we assessed the effect of drinking 500 ml of water on energy expenditure and substrate oxidation rates by using whole-room indirect calorimetry. The effect of water drinking on adipose tissue metabolism was assessed with the microdialysis technique. Drinking 500 ml of water increased metabolic rate by 30%. The increase occurred within 10 min and reached a maximum after 30–40 min. The total thermogenic response was about 100 kJ. About 40% of the thermogenic effect originated from warming the water from 22 to 37 C. In men, lipids mainly fueled the increase in metabolic rate. In contrast, in women carbohydrates were mainly used as the energy source. The increase in energy expenditure with water was diminished with systemic ?-adrenoreceptor blockade. Thus, drinking 2 liters of water per day would augment energy expenditure by approximately 400 kJ. Therefore, the thermogenic effect of water should be considered when estimating energy expenditure, particularly during weight loss programs.