drink water before eating

A smart discussion, my friend. For it's not my habit to drink water before eating. It is true that there are people drink water before they eat. I though your the one in that particular instinct..have a nice day!!!

i think this contradicts one of the post i have read that it is good to drink a glass of water before eating. if i can remember well, the poster said that it exercises the intestines, as a sort of a warm up for digesting our food.

I think it helps to determine if you are really hungry or not. This is effective for those watching their weight. Drinking water before eating makes them feel full already so they tend to eat less during lunch or dinner.

i really never heard such a thing before.are you sure with this point?could you please explain this?

The explination I knew is that the water mixes with your gastric juice making it less affective, and so the all digestion will be compromised. It will take longer and will not be as good or smooth as if you didn't drink. Is this the reason you meant?? Maybe there is another one, let me know :)

let me help you with what i know. there is no problem in taking water before or after or during meals.So for the record it's only people who are having problems making enough stomach (hydrochloric) acid who need worry about this. However, too little hydrochloric acid, known as hypochlorhydria, is said to occur in up to 47 percent of the general population, the highest incidence being found in older people.There is a common belief that drinking several glasses of water just before eating, or during a meal, will help to reduce food intake,because the water helps make the stomach feel full.there is no scientific proof to make this believe.one recent study found that having a bowl of soup before main course led to an overall 16% reduction in kilojoule intake compared to not starting with soup. Vegetables and fruits are other high-moisture foods that should help with weight control when eaten with meals (or as between-mealsnacks), by making the stomach feel full.

I don't prefer to have water during or before eating. If the food is very spicy, I will be forced to have some water while eating, but it hapepns rare. If I have water before having food or while having food, it will fill my stomach and I don't feel like having more food. So, I feel that it is always good to have water after having food. We should also make sure to have enough amount of water everyday.

I really did not pay attention to and always drink the water frequently. I think it is something like we can not take exercise after luch or dinner until one hour later. In my opoin, water will occupy the space of our stomach, if we drink the water a lot, then we will have no appetite to have the meal. In another, the water will dilute the food that you ate, which will prohibit the acid from digesting.

Yeah, I can not agree with you more.As far as I am concenred, I seldom drink water before the lunch time or the dinner time after I know this information. Before I know this information, I usually drink a cup of water ,in order to make myself not thirsty. So as to get a body health, I think should not drink water before any more.

Is it a fact? I haven't heard of it. I always have a glass of water before I take my meal so that I will easily feel full. After a meal I take another glass of water. Is it bad? Waiting for your explanation. Thanks.

I've heard that before. It helps in the digestion process that's why we need to drink water before meals. And it shouldn't be too cold. I didnt know it should be 1 hour before you eat but at least 30 minutes. Aside from this, I read somewhere in the internet that drinking water before going to bed is also important to prevent heart attack, do you know that?

honestly,I never heard about this before,everyday I always drink before eat something,but it's not good for health,I must change my habit drink water before eat.nice information cintoy,maybe I must monitoring this started,because I want to know about it.

hi! yes, i know that it is not recommended to drink water before eating, but many people especially women do it, because they do some diets and when they drink about 200ml of water before eating, they don't feel that hungry, they actually cheat the organism and it is really harmful for it, because then it uses the stores substances which are stored or immergency cases

I never heard of this before.I always use to drink water before eating.I'm just doing this for many years.Really a big thanks to inform this.Here after I will try to avoid drinking before eating.Because it is hard to stop suddenly.Anyway thanks for starting this discussion it is useful.

Hi cintoy, If we drink too much water before eating it will dilute the gastric juice (which helps digestion) and weaken the digestion. If there is problem with digestion then it may creates many problems later. Some people prefer to drink water before meals to reduce the amount of eating. We may feel our stomach full when we drink water and don’t feel to eat. According to studies this habit will harm the stomach.

I have never heard about this. I usually drink before the meal is always first. I do not know if it is not allowed. you get information from anywhere about this.

I've never heard this, myself. I've often heard that you should drink water before eating any meal if you're trying to lose weight. This way, you will get filled up faster and you won't eat as much. Some of the mylotters here are sying it's not good for you, though. I've never heard this. Kathy.

never heard this before. the only explanation i can think of is that being slightly dehydrated will make you hungrier so you will eat more. it is polite to eat everything you are given and easier when you are hungrier. so the reason is probably for courtesy purposes.

not really, some says of not to drink water before we eat coz it will make us feel full and theres a tendency that we can only eat small than a lot coz we already feel full. my father always told me about that when i was a child but when i grow up, i really dont bother. i even eat small food before i eat. besides what if we already feel so hungry. i find no problem nor harm if w drink water before we eat.

hi friend, ya i also know that we must drink water before 1 hour of urs lunch and dinner because It can help the brain maintain the vigor and save the new information in the mind. It may increase the immune system's activity and help resist bacteria. It can stimulate the nerve to produce material to resist depress. water is the essential item to make the natural sleep modulator. It can prevent the heart and brain blood vessels jamming. It is very good to drink water before meals, but do not drink too much.