Water Miracles Cure - Dieting and Obesity

One of the most dangerous concepts that ever caught on in the mind of the public is the idea of “water weight” gain. It is dangerous to believe that water causes an undesirable weight gain, and that you can lose weight by eliminating as much water as possible from your body. If you take diuretics in any form in an attempt to lose water weight, you are forcing your body into dehydration, with potentially serious consequences. Water is necessary for life, and for the correct operation of all of the body’s metabolic processes, especially digestion and elimination. While it is true that some water retention may cause a slight gain in weight, it is not significant enough to be the cause of conditions of overweight or obesity.

We tend to gain weight when we eat the wrong types of foods — foods that are not properly ingested and eliminated from our bodies. When here is too much of any substance, be it fats, carbohydrates, or protein, and the body cannot keep up with processing it, the excess is stored, causing weight gain.
Water helps the cells process food into fuel, and eliminates the wastes. Water also helps give you a feeling of being “full” so that you are not tempted to overeat. Water retention occurs when the body has a need for water and is not getting enough of it coming in. Recognizing a potential drought, it hoards the water it has in order to keep the body functioning. A feeling of “bloating” is just a feeling of heaviness that has more to do with your mood than it does with your physical condition. However, bloating or water retention should not be confused with edema, which is swelling as a result of fluid buildup in the tissues. Any conditions of edema need to be checked by a doctor.