Water for the appetite

Tough Old Man · Nov 12, 2009

Last night I was watching Man Vs Food..Adam takes on a challenge to eat a burger, chili fries and a shake in less then 30 minutes..The total weight of this meal is around 6.5 lbs..

After the attempt he always answers questions..One of the questions was on how he prepares himself to eat that much food..He claims he prepares himself by drinking tons of water

Does anyone know whether this is a fact about water..There are days where my appetite sucks and I'm just wondering if drinking more water would actually help ones appetite.

DTOWNDANDY · Nov 12, 2009

Its true. Drinking alot of water stretches the stomach, which means you can eat more food. Obviously he didnt mention that he probably pissed all of that water out before he ate.

Gunsmith · Nov 12, 2009

water is also essential for digestion , less water the slower it is to digest. I'm not saying thats the case here though,like mentioned before its probably expanding the stomach

Ivan · Nov 12, 2009

Yep

Gunsmith said:
water is also essential for digestion , less water the slower it is to digest. I'm not saying thats the case here though,like mentioned before its probably expanding the stomach

Water is a wonderful thing it really is. When it comes to digestion, water acts as a solvent, and as a lubricant.

Silencer · Nov 12, 2009

As mentioned, it's about stretching the stomach more than stimulating the appetite. In fact, water has the opposite effect -- a glass of water can postpone hunger for 15-20 minutes, something I use to great effect when I'm on diet phases.

But if you stretch your stomach larger, you can eat more without feeling full too quickly, so you can get more calories in.

Gunsmith · Nov 13, 2009

Ivan said:
Water is a wonderful thing it really is. When it comes to digestion, water acts as a solvent, and as a lubricant.

Yep and if you don't believe that eat an M.R.E. with no water ! I'f i remember right they call for a full gallon to properly digest an entier MRE.

but yea if you drink a big glass of water with each meal then you generaly don't eat as much food a big pluss in dieting.