7. Water Intake -- From the
standpoint of water intake and fat loss, you want to be in a position
where the liver is converting stored fat to energy. The liver has other
functions, but this is one of its main jobs. Unfortunately, another of
the liver's duties is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need
plenty of water to work properly (more than most people realize). If
the kidneys are water-deprived, the liver has to do the work of the
kidneys along with its own (lowering its total productivity in the
process). The liver then can't metabolize fat as quickly or
efficiently. If you allow this to happen, you're setting yourself up to
store fat because you've made the liver less efficient at turning
stored body fat to energy.
Usually if you multiply .55 times
your weight, that should be enough in ounces of water to suffice. Water
is the underrated fat-loss tool.
from article on E-diet website.
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