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This article reads like an opinion piece but it has some good information related to the role of Water in good health and treating or preventing obesity.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2016/01/17/is-lack-of-safe-drinking-water-linked-to-obesity/

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I am a person that is constantly on the dehydrated side. I don't get thirsty easily and I never think to reach and get a glass or drink of Water. I don't hate Water, I just am not a big DRINKER of anything. I have to force myself to drink things and with that in mind I have been overweight about 80 percent of my life.

I do think there is a huge connection, and I need to DRINK water.

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@@MIMISAN one of my Water tricks is to aim to get to at least 50% of daily goal in before lunch. Once it becomes a habit, I drink more...kinda like it primes the pump for the day.

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Having quality Water is so important.

I was talking with my mom about my grandmother the other day and how hard it was to get her to drink Water. She drank a lot of coffee. If I were my grandmother I wouldn't have drunk much water either. Whenever I visited her I couldn't stand the water. The municipal water tasted awful.

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Quality Water is absolutely important. I'm very fortunate that we have a spring water cooler at work. I fill my 22 oz. water bottle first thing at work and often once more in the afternoon. I live in an older home and occasionally the water coming out the tap has looked discolored, particularly after a rain. Maybe old pipes? I just don't trust it and I never liked the taste. I buy spring water to drink at home. Having great-tasting water available makes such a difference. I feel very fortunate that I have these sources as options.

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