{"id":1018,"date":"2016-09-28T17:38:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T17:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2018-04-27T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T20:51:17","slug":"health-benefits-drinking-plain-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/health-benefits-drinking-plain-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the Health Benefits of Drinking Plain Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/big-benefits-plain-water-201605269675\" target=\"_blank\">A recent article from Harvard Health Publication authored by\u00a0Mallika Marshall, MD<\/a>, discusses some findings from a new study in\u00a0the <em>Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.\u00a0<\/em>That study reveals what many Americans already know but too often choose to ignore&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Drinking water, plain water, is just plain good for you.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>The study, which looked at data on the eating and drinking habits of over 18,000 adults over a two-day period, found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4.2 cups<\/strong> is the amount of plain water participants drank on average per day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2,157 calories<\/strong> is the average number of calories participants consumed per day (in both food and drink)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>125 calories<\/strong> on average came from sweetened beverages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participants who drank the most plain water<\/strong> consumed fewer total calories, drank fewer sweetened beverages, and took in less total fat, saturated fat, sugar, salt, and cholesterol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1-3\u00a0cups<\/strong> increase in plain water intake each day can decrease your calorie intake by 68-205 calories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>The basic conclusion here&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p> If you want to be healthier and take off some pounds, drinking water in place of beverages like soda, sugary juices, energy drinks, and even higher-calorie flavored waters is a great place to start.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/8-stats-bottled-water-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">the costs of bottled water<\/a> can\u00a0add up, consider tap water as a healthy, low-cost alternative. 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