What is the water diet? Just what it states. It is a way to lose weight by drinking water. It is recommended that you drink at least 8-12 glasses of water per day. Water hydrates the body and helps flush out bacteria and germs. It helps cleanse the kidneys and liver, loosens phlegm, and helps blood flow. Water also flushes out fat cells. Along with that it also works as a appetite suppressant.

Can you drink too much water? Yes, you can but its not so much how much you drink as how fast you drink it. The body can actually flush 15 liters of water per day, as long as the consumption is spaced out. Water Intoxication is most common in athletes who work out a lot and infants . The athletes who work out to the point of sweating heavily, may intake too much water at once. Infants can get this if they are fed too many bottles of water per day or if their formula is diluted too much. These conditions are rare and are preventable.

Here is how the water diet works. Stay with the recommended amount of water per day, but drink one or two of those glasses about 15 minutes before you eat, and make sure you are eating a healthy diet that includes the right amount of fresh vegetables, fruits, carbohydrates and protein. The water will make you feel fuller and you will eat less. This will also aid in your stomach shrinking to where eventually you have a smaller appetite without drinking the water before each meal.