It’s True! How Drinking More Water Lowers Your Risk of Diabetes

What’s another reason we’re thrilled that True Lemon, True Lime and True Orange are proven to help adults drink more water?

Because the water you drink helps your body regulate its blood sugar and can lower your risk of getting diabetes – by as much as 30 percent!

The American Diabetes Association recently published a study that tracked 3,000 people ages 30-65 for nearly a decade. 

Those who drank the most water (17 to 34 ounces per day, or about two to five glasses) had a 30 percent lower risk of getting diabetes than the other participants.

So how does water help regulate your blood sugar?  Okay – here’s how we understand it: there’s a hormone in your body called vasopressin. It’s key in regulating the water, glucose and salts in your blood.

When you’re dehydrated, the vasopressin level rises, and that tells your body to hang on to water. At the same time, the rising level also tells your liver to make more blood sugar. And if this over production of blood sugar keeps happening over and over again, sooner or later your body becomes less able to respond by producing enough insulin. Which means your cells don’t get the glucose they need for energy and growth – and there you have it - diabetes. 

Along with helping you to avoid diabetes, there are lots of healthy reasons for keeping a water glass near you all day. Water helps with:

• Digesting and absorbing food’s nutrients. 
• Healthy skin. 
• Controlling muscle and joint inflammation. 
• Proper circulation. 
• Eliminating toxins. 
• And last but not least: weight loss.

One study found that drinking six 8-ounce glasses of water per day can burn approximately five pounds of fat per year. And it’s been found that even being slightly dehydrated can slow down your metabolism, leading to weight gain.

Water, water, water. Can we say it enough? It’s cheap, easy, and great for your health. So drink up – whether it’s plain or made extra fabulous, with all-natural True Citrus flavors – and give your body the most benefits!