The effect of water intake on body composition, weight, BMI, body fat and total body water in obese men
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https://doi.org/10.37359/JOPE.V38(1)2026.2374Keywords:
obese, body composition, body weight, body fat, body mass indexAbstract
A popular recommendation for weight loss programs is to drink a lot of water. Only a small number of systematic researches have tackled this idea, though. The consequences of consuming an additional 2.25 liters of water per day on the body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat, and body composition of individuals who were obese were evaluated in this study. The goal is to assess how much water consumption affects an obese person's ability to lose weight and body fat. For 12 weeks, the 100 obese men in this study were told to drink 750 ml of water three times a day, 15 minutes before breakfast. The study used the body analysis system (GS6.5 B. S161118S1544). Body weight, body mass index, and body fat were measured before and after the study. Statistical Analysis to determine the statistical significance of the findings, a paired t-test and IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0 were utilized. The mean body weight, body mass index, body water, body fat, and body composition scores were 93.63 kg, 33.490 kg/m2, 47.33 percentages, 33.519 percentages, and 51.240 percentages respectively, before and after the study. From a statistical perspective, all the parameters' results were quite significant except body weight, which was not significant. In conclusion, the effect of water-intake in obese participants' weight reduction is established by a decrease in body weight, body mass index, body fat, and body composition scores at the conclusion of the study period.
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