When you drink water instead of sugary drinks while resting or doing light exercise, your body burns more fat because sugar in drinks tells your body to stop burning fat.

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Negative, Null and Beneficial Effects of Drinking Water on Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure, Fat Oxidation and Weight Change in Randomized Trials: A Qualitative Review

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2016 Jan 2

This study says drinking water instead of sugary drinks helps your body burn more fat — especially when you haven’t eaten much and your blood sugar is low — because water doesn’t make your body release insulin, which would otherwise stop fat burning.

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Negative, Null and Beneficial Effects of Drinking Water on Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure, Fat Oxidation and Weight Change in Randomized Trials: A Qualitative Review

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DOI: 10.3390/nu8010019

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