Not a lot of people know that one of the most effective food items that can help them lose weight is easily within reach – water. Our body needs water to function. In fact, if the body’s water content falls down, dehydration occurs. And that is a very fatal health concern, to say the least. Water can help people lose weight and it’s true. This fact definitely is something worth discovering.

Water has many benefits. For one, it improves hormone functions. Hormones have a lot to do with the functions of the body as well as in regulating metabolism. Water can directly increase metabolic functions. Drinking water can help speed up your body’s ability to burn fats and sugar.

My sister told me that a childhood friend recently underwent a vertical banded gastroplasty surgery.

VBG, or commonly known as stomach stapling, is a common restrictive operation for weight control and is usually recommended as a surgical treatment for morbid obesity. It helps the weight loss process by limiting the amount of food portion that can be eaten at one sitting and a reduction of about 65% to 80% of excess body weight is expected as a result of the surgery.

Eventhough VBG is becoming more attractive to dieters looking for a way to lose the excess weight without having to rely on goold ol’ fashioned will power, I still was very surprised to hear that she spent about $20,000 of her retirement money for a surgery that I wasn’t sure she really needed.