Water and weight: the role of hydration in weight management

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.
  • Sourabh Sharma Department of Nephrology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
  • Amandeep Singh Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India.
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-56

Abstract

Water is a mega nutrient, required in larger quantities than other macro-and micro-nutrients. It also constitutes the bulk of the human body. Yet, hydration is usually missing from normal discourse in medical nutrition therapy and metabolism. This review describes various evidence-based facts related to water and weight, or hydration and baro-homoeostasis. It argues that hydration should be used as a tool to prevent and fight obesity.

Keywords: Aldosterone, hydration, obesity, overweight, vasopressin, water.

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Published

2026-06-25

How to Cite

Sanjay Kalra, Sourabh Sharma, Amandeep Singh, & Nitin Kapoor. (2026). Water and weight: the role of hydration in weight management. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 76(07), 1179–1181. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-56

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 07 (2026): JULY

Section

ADVANCES IN NEPHROLOGY

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