Experts: We Should Be Focussing On Eating Our Water, Not Just Drinking It

We're constantly being told we don't drink enough water - being advised to get in eight glasses a day - which has lead many of us to constantly cart around a water bottle!

But  experts declare we should turn off the tap and start "eating" our water instead.

In an average day, a quarter of our liquid comes from food. Almost all food contains some water (even a slice of bread can hold as much as 33 per cent H2O). But fruit and vegetables are the most water-laden, with cucumbers, lettuce, courgettes and radishes boasting more than 95 per cent.

Dr Howard Murad, associate clinic professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of The Water Secret told the Daily Mail, "Healthy hydration is about the water you hold in the body, not the water you drink that passes straight through."

"You can drink eight glasses of water - and while that is still a way of putting water into your body, it could mean eight trips to the bathroom without it actually reaching your cells."

"When we eat water-rich foods, we absorb water more slowly because it is trapped in the structure of these foods," says Dr Murad. "That slow absorption means the water in food stays in our bodies longer, and brings a multitude of additional benefits."

Switching your focus to consuming more water-heavy fruit and vegetables may also encourage weight loss.

- nzherald.co.nz