Beanie water hot with lemon as soon as you wake up it has become one fashion in recent times, but will it really benefit our health?
Research on this subject is few and conflicting; let's try to get a little deeper into the question e understand the pros and cons of the many prodigious aspects that are boasted by the use of this drink.
Index
Hydration
Water is the best liquid source for our body's hydration; we all should daily drink at least 2,5 liters of water, even more if you carry out sporting activities, but, often, drink so much water It's hard for some people.
In this case the addition of lemon can help us because makes water flavored and easier to ingest.
It's okay, then, to use lemon juice to flavor the water throughout the day, but drink hot water and lemon as soon as you wake up, on an empty stomach, increases the risk of stomach irritation, due to citric acid, which causes an increase in acidity.
Source of Vitamin C
It is undeniable that the lemon is one source of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps protect cells from harmful free radicals; however, the juice of one lemon only provides 18 milligrams of vitamin C, While the recommended daily amount for adults it is between 60 and 90.
There are others foods rich in vitamin C to keep in the pantry, such as: grapes, chili peppers, parsley, peppers, milk e broccoli, eg.
Weight loss
Some research on mice has shown that the antioxidant polyphenols found in lemons reduce weight gain in overfed mice and given lemon water.
There are no human studies that prove these conclusions, so the results are to be taken with a grain of salt; Furthermore, it is not clear whether the slimming effect is due to the fact that subjects simply drink more water and therefore feel more full or to the lemon juice itself.
Alkalizing power
Lemon is said to have a strong alkalizing power, that is, it is useful for neutralizing acidity in the stomach, but it is not at all like this: our body, in fact, maintains the PH of the blood always at 7.4, therefore, taking hot water and lemon does not bring any benefit to the stomach, on the contrary, it could also cause negative effects in subjects with gastritis or other similar pathologies.
Kidney stones
Drinking lemon water can help prevent kidney stones; the citrate present in citric acid helps make urine less acidic and can help break down small stones.
Drinking lemon water, therefore, helps to accumulate citrate and to get enough water to prevent stones.
Fresher breath
It is well known that rubbing your hands with lemon after touching fish or garlic helps neutralize bad smells; there are rumors about how useful it can be to drink hot lemon water upon waking up or after a heavy meal eliminate bad breath caused by bacteria, but there are studies that show that prolonged intake of hot lemon water has negative effects on the oral cavity.
The citric acid present in lemon it can also be harmful and corrosive to tooth enamel.
In conclusion
Drink hot water with lemon as soon as you wake up it does not have all these properties that many believe, indeed it even risks creating consequences on our stomach.
Also drink water with a little lemon during the day if that helps you to drink more (although it would be better with a straw to avoid the corrosive effects on the teeth!) and, if you like the taste, treat yourself to a nice hot lemonade, maybe in the evening every now and then, but please do not exceed!
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