How (un)healthy it is to drink lemon water on an empty stomach?

now that the new year has just begun, it will be plenty of nutritional advice on the internet. Also drinking lots of lemon water, preferably on an empty stomach. How healthy is the water with lemon juice in the morning, actually?

a Variety of bloggers and influencers swear by a daily glass of lemon water. Of the metabolism a boost and give you more burning, packed with vitamins, the body to detox, reduce blood pressure and even protect against cancer.

"The lemon has been around for a number of years, to a superfood high, but it has been and continues to be a lemon," says Nicole Hendricks, dietician at Maastricht UNIVERSITY medical centre+. "A lemon, it has no added value compared to the other fruits."

Claims are not confirmed
that There is not a single study in which of the above claims are confirmed. "People are wearing, for example, with the detox," says well No It is, voedingswetenschapper at the Erasmus MC. "Do you have a body already."

“You'd better have a piece of fruit, eat lemon water to drink it.”

as Pectin, a type of fiber that encourages, indeed, to the digestive system. Pectines are seated properly, not in the juice but the fruit itself. "You can, it's best to have a piece of fruit and eat it," said Hendricks.

in Lemon, it contains healthy nutrients, including vitamin C. lemon water is usually a matter of a half a lemon squeezed into a glass of lukewarm or hot water," says Hendricks. "This puts me, in terms of vitamin C, so it is not a lot of flesh on the bones."
A link < / p> at the same time, drinking lots of lemon water, according to It is a little wrong. But for the health benefits, it has not. "If you're looking for a drink, then I would just have to continue to do so. It was mostly flavoured water and a little sugar and lemon. But don't expect miracles."

Hendricks to agree with her. "It's a great alternative to other soft drinks, in the morning, and it is healthier than the sweet-juices, chocolate milk or a soft drink."

you can, However, warn of Hendricks, and It is the acid in the lemon juice. Can tooth erosion can cause. Hendriksen: "tooth Enamel that is the way it is, you may not be able to recover it." It is recommended not to be often in a day, lemon water or other fruit juices to drink.