Famous personalities like Jennifer Aniston or Gisele Bundchen love lemon water in any form. Cold, lukewarm, even hot. Lemon water generally has very good references worldwide and is popular. It promises miracles, which we decided to look into today.
Can it really detoxify the body, balance pH, support digestion, speed up metabolism and thus help with weight loss? Yes it can, but.
According to experts, you should start the day with a glass of lemon water. Drink it on an empty stomach and be careful that the water is not too cold or too hot. Lukewarm is ideal, it can be slightly warm and two slices of lemon in one glass. Dehydration slows down metabolism, whereas hydration speeds it up. Therefore always make sure you take in enough fluids during the day. However, forget about juices and fizzy sweetened drinks.
However, lemon water is not a miraculous drink. There are no scientific studies that would confirm that it really helps with weight loss. Lemon doesn’t even contain as much vitamin C as some people think. Women should consume about 75 milligrams of vitamin C daily. The juice from one lemon contains approximately 1 milligram.
If you give up calorie-laden drinks that are unnecessarily sweetened, lemon water is certainly the right choice. But watch the amount. If you drink a lot of it, you may feel burning in the stomach, or heartburn. It can also irritate tooth enamel and gums, so drink it preferably through a straw.
So lemon water is not a detox drink for weight loss, as some present it. Another myth that only requires a dose of common sense. Feel free to drink it — during the summer months it is ideal, yes, it also speeds up metabolism and yes, it is best on an empty stomach. But if you expect to be a few kilos lighter after a week just because of it, we have to disappoint you.
