Drinking water is essential if you want to lose weight or keep your weight healthy.
In this article we will see the importance of water in our diet and the signs of water retention that make us understand that we are drinking little.

Why drinking water is important for weight and health

Being hydrated is important for good intestinal regularity, for the elimination of waste, for the optimal functionality of our cells. Three factors that contribute to maintaining a good metabolism.

Not only that: drinking water facilitates digestion and assimilation of nutrients, which are also very important to avoid health problems. In fact, a poor assimilation of vitamins and minerals affects our efforts to lose weight, and drinking little makes it worse.

Furthermore, if we drink little, water retention increases, swelling and cosmetic defects such as cellulite and skin impurities increase. But what if we were dehydrated without knowing it?

The signs of water retention and how much water to drink.

Through nutrition, on average we supply our body with 20-30% of liquids.
To these must be added water, which for an adult ranges from one and a half to two liters depending on the season and physical activity. 

Here are some signs of water retention that should not be underestimated.

• Both low salt levels and water retention can give us a slight but constant headache.
  If we suffer from it, it may be that we are drinking little or that we are not getting enough mineral salts.
• If our pee is really too yellow, apart from the first pee of the morning, it means that it is too concentrated and we definitely need to drink more.
  The daytime urination must be straw yellow, not totally clear but normal.
• If you have dull skin, impurities, cellulite or skin retention, dehydration is likely to play an important role.
• Same thing for the bad smell. If we sweat heavily, it is very likely that we drink little.
• Finally, as I wrote at the beginning, drinking enough makes us more regular in the bathroom: in case of permanent constipation and swelling, we have to drink more. In fact, often those who complain of constipation drink little water.
  See also: Dr. Sorrentino’s water diet.