{"id":15338,"date":"2025-05-25T17:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T17:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15338"},"modified":"2025-05-25T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T17:22:14","slug":"should-you-drink-water-on-an-empty-stomach-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15338","title":{"rendered":"Should You Drink Water On An Empty Stomach When You Wake Up In The Morning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all heard claims about \u201cdrinking\u00a0water\u00a0first thing in the morning\u201d or \u201cdrinking it on an empty stomach,\u201d but is there any truth to the claims surrounding these? While we could go on and on about the benefits of hydration\u2014and we will\u2014we want to focus on one particular claim: that drinking water on an empty\u00a0stomach\u00a0in the morning is somehow uniquely beneficial. Is there any truth to this?<\/p><div class=\"aeusi69f5fe9816217\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.aeusi69f5fe9816217 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.aeusi69f5fe9816217 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.aeusi69f5fe9816217 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.aeusi69f5fe9816217 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.aeusi69f5fe9816217 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div id=\"ad-anchor-34\">\n<div class=\"mt-1 mb-2 text-sm text-gray-400\">Does Drinking Water On An Empty Stomach In The Morning Have Any Extra Benefits?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-153126\" src=\"https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2291806255.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2291806255.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2291806255-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2291806255-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Women holding drinking bottle and opening the cap of a water bottle to drink water.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Shutterstock&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is no. While it may be true that drinking a glass of water on an empty stomach may help you feel more awake or refreshed first thing, it\u2019s not doing anything additional because it\u2019s on an empty stomach. Truthfully, there is no evidence that drinking water first thing in the morning makes any notable difference in any health marker. The most important thing is simply that you are properly hydrated throughout the day. When you get the water is probably more of an individual preference.<br \/>\nYour body can\u2019t produce enough water through metabolism to meet your daily needs. This means you need to consume water via your diet \u2013 including food and, naturally, drinks. Every tissue and organ in your body requires water. This includes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19724292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>nutrient transportation<\/li>\n<li>thermoregulation (regulating your body temperature)<\/li>\n<li>lubrication of your joints and lubrication fluids in your body (saliva and mucous)<\/li>\n<li>Shock absorbance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/natural-migraine-relief\/\">Dehydration<\/a>\u00a0is very dangerous. At a minor level, it will leave you feeling lethargic, incapable of concentration, and decrease athletic performance, not to mention the effects it has on your hair and skin. At an extreme level, it causes organ failure and death.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there is much misinformation about water: How much you should drink per day, the temperature of the water, and whether or not drinking water on an empty stomach has specific benefits. Let\u2019s clarify some of these myths and misconceptions so that you can focus on hydrating properly.<\/p>\n<p>This is a common myth that many people believe, but there\u2019s no evidence to back it up. Drinking water first thing in the morning has no special benefits for your body or its ability to remove toxins from your system; it\u2019s simply part of a healthy hydration routine. Your kidneys are responsible for removing waste and toxins from your body. Do they require water to function? Of course. Does your water drinking schedule have any impact on this? No. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2908954\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>There is also a common misconception that because your urine is darker in color in the morning, this means that you are dehydrated from not having drunk all night. This is not entirely true. Researchers studied urine samples of adults after a night\u2019s sleep without water intake and found that urine color in the morning didn\u2019t actually correlate with dehydration levels. It is simply darker because it is more concentrated because you also didn\u2019t urinate during that time. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20479488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myth 2: Drinking water before breakfast decreases your calorie intake throughout the day and helps you lose weight.<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all heard claims about \u201cdrinking\u00a0water\u00a0first thing in the morning\u201d or \u201cdrinking it on an empty stomach,\u201d but is there any truth to the claims surrounding these? While we could go on and on about the benefits of hydration\u2014and we will\u2014we want to focus on one particular claim: that drinking water on an empty\u00a0stomach\u00a0in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should You Drink Water On An Empty Stomach When You Wake Up In The Morning? - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15338\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should You Drink Water On An Empty Stomach When You Wake Up In The Morning? - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We\u2019ve all heard claims about \u201cdrinking\u00a0water\u00a0first thing in the morning\u201d or \u201cdrinking it on an empty stomach,\u201d but is there any truth to the claims surrounding these? 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