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Increased water intake reduces metabolic syndrome over 12 mo in overweight dieting women, independent of diet composition, activity and weight loss
Author(s) -
Stookey Jodi,
Gardner Christopher,
Popkin Barry
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.295.4
Subject(s) - overweight , dieting , medicine , weight loss , blood pressure , metabolic syndrome , glycemic load , obesity , endocrinology , glycemic , glycemic index , insulin
Drinking water acutely influences glycemic control, lipid metabolism, and blood pressure. To determine if drinking water reduces risk of the metabolic syndrome over time, secondary analyses were conducted on data from the Stanford A TO Z weight loss intervention on 155 overweight women (25–50 y) who reported less than 1L/d drinking water at baseline. Diet, physical activity, anthropometry, blood chemistries, and blood pressure were assessed at baseline, 2, 6, and 12 mo. At each time point, mean daily intakes of drinking water, total energy, macronutrients (% of Energy) and food water content were estimated using three unannounced 24‐hr diet recalls. 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. Drinking 1L or more water per day was associated with significantly increased odds of recovering from the metabolic syndrome (NCEP ATPIII) over 12 mo (OR: 3.9, 95%CI: 1.7–8.8, p = 0.001). The associations were independent of age, baseline status, weight loss diet group, energy intake, diet composition, physical activity and weight change. The results suggest that drinking water may reduce risk of the metabolic syndrome.