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Drinking 1L or more water per day was associated with significant decreases in fasting insulin, HOMA, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, and blood pressure over 12 mo.
Encouraging increased water intake may improve metabolic health markers in overweight women.
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In mixed models, drinking 1L or more water per day was associated with significant decreases in fasting insulin, HOMA, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, and blood pressure over 12 mo.
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Source
Increased water intake reduces metabolic syndrome over 12 mo in overweight dieting women, independent of diet composition, activity and weight loss
Jodi Stookey et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2008
cohort · n=155Cited 2×
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