Lemon Water: is it magical or a myth that needs busting?

Headlines have linked drinking lemon water to many health claims, including weight loss, improved digestion, ‘alkalising’ effects on the body, improved skin, and detoxification. The research, especially human studies, to support these health claims is minimal.

 

Let’s cut to the chase, there is absolutely nothing, NOTHING, magical about drinking lemon water.  It hydrates, tastes nice and can help you drink more water if you find plain water hard to swallow.

 

It does not ‘alkalise’ (this isn’t even a ‘thing’), help you lose weight, detox your body, or wake up your liver.  Your liver never sleeps, and you’d be amazed how many vital functions your liver is central to.  If your liver did have a sleep, you’d die.

 

If you like it, drink it but be aware of possible tooth damage.  Lemon juice is an acid and can erode tooth enamel. For those who experience heartburn, you may find your symptoms are aggravated by drinking lemon water.

 

We can safely declare the magical health claims of lemon water as nothing more than a myth.