Drinking water makes overweight people burn more calories at rest than it does for lean people.
Scientific Claim
Water-induced thermogenesis is significantly greater in metabolically inflexible, overweight individuals compared to metabolically healthy individuals.
Original Statement
“They found that when they drank water, it increased their energy expenditure. Now, when healthy people drink water, it did too, but nothing to the degree that it did to unhealthy people. So basically, if you're overweight and you're trying to burn some more fat and doing nothing, drinking water will increase your resting energy expenditure or your flatout energy expenditure.”
Context Details
Domain
nutrition
Population
human
Subject
Water consumption
Action
increases
Target
resting energy expenditure in metabolically inflexible individuals
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (2)
This study found that drinking water boosts calorie burning more in overweight people with poor metabolism than in others, which matches the claim.
The study found that drinking water boosts calorie burning more in people with sluggish metabolism (like those who are overweight) than in healthier people, which matches the claim.