KARACHI: A recent study challenges the common belief that sipping water during meals helps you feel full faster and eat less. Instead, researchers at Cornell University have found that frequent water consumption while eating can actually backfire, leading to overeating and increased calorie intake.
According to the study, participants consumed an average of 40 grams of extra food—translating to roughly 50 additional calories—for every extra 100 milliliters of water they drank. Furthermore, individuals who frequently alternated between eating food and drinking water ended up consuming a higher total volume of food overall. This builds on previous research noting that individuals struggling with obesity tend to drink water more frequently, consume it at a faster pace, and sip it throughout the entirety of their meals. While these findings suggest a direct link between drinking water during meals and increased food consumption, experts emphasize that further research is required to draw definitive conclusions.
