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A glass of water before meals - does it really work?

A glass of water before meals - does it really work?

Drinking water before a meal does cut how much you eat, but only a little, and mostly if you are over 55. The saving is about one roti's worth of calories at a meal, and over three months it can add about 2 kg of extra weight loss.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
water hunger weight-loss

You have heard this one on WhatsApp. Drink water before a meal, eat less, lose weight. It sounds too easy to be true. The honest answer: it works a little, but not the way the forwards say. Let's see what real studies found.

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