Water. If there has been one single, overwhelming consistency in the average human’s life throughout the millennia, it would be water. By nature, human beings are drawn to and fascinated by the properties and capabilities of water. It is therefore not really surprising that more than a few modern myths have come around and claimed that water, in enough amount or given the right treatment, can do this or that. In fact, water has long been claimed to being a core component of pretty much any viable (or seemingly viable) quick weight loss scheme. This belief is even perfectly understandable, given how most of the body is water and there’s really not a whole lot of data going into disproving the notion. However, the reality is that this whole "water helps you lose weight" idea being thrown around has very little scientific data to serve as foundation for it. What data there is also happens to be rather shaky.

An interesting thing is just how prevalent water is as a supposed tool for quick weight loss. If one decides to look it up on the Internet, that’s what one is likely to find. Plus, the stories of this have been around for years. However, modern science attributes this to alternative systems of medicine like Ayurveda, though some have noted that Japanese and Chinese traditional medicinal systems do not seem overly concerned with water. The reality is that Western medicine has found little to no evidence that suggests water can help someone lose weight. Nor is there any sort of truly scientific rationale behind the old advice of having people drink eight glasses of water a day – but there is ample evidence that doing so might be harmful to certain individuals. With that in mind, one might be forgiven for asking the question of whether or not water can really help someone interested in quick weight loss.

The answer, contrary to popular belief, is no. Yes, the human body needs water – and lots of it – but that doesn’t mean water can help someone shed a few extra pounds. Most people believe that, with enough water, you can actually fool the stomach into thinking that you’re full. While this is an interesting little concept, there isn’t a whole lot of science behind it. Water has a tendency to be rapidly absorbed by the body, so it doesn’t really stay around in the stomach or other digestive organs long enough to "fool" them into believing you’re appetite is appeased. There are claims that water stimulates the release of hormones that make the body feel as if it no longer needs to eat. Medical science, however, has not managed to find any sort of evidence to suggest this. In fact, water is not known to stimulate the production and release of any hormones at all, much less ones that control the appetite.

Medical science has found no basis of any sort for any claims that water can be useful for quick weight loss. That doesn’t mean that people should stop drinking water, but it does mean that they should stop believing it has a bigger role in one’s diet plan than it actually does.