Water-Induced Thermogenesis

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Drinking 500 ml of water increased metabolic rate by 30%. The increase

occurred within 10 min and reached a maximum after 30–40 min. The

total thermogenic response was about 100 kJ. About 40% of the

thermogenic effect originated from warming the water from 22 to 37 C.

In men, lipids mainly fueled the increase in metabolic rate. In

contrast, in women carbohydrates were mainly used as the energy source.

Thus, drinking 2 liters of water per day would augment energy

expenditure by approximately 400 kJ.

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