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Water serves numerous roles in the human body, including lubrication of joints, temperature maintenance, and excretion of waste products. 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Water & Nutrition. https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/nutrition/index.html. Accessed March 29, 2019. Google Scholar On average, adults drink about 39 oz of water daily, and youths, 15 oz/d. 2 Drewnowski A Rehm CD Constant F Water and beverage consumption among adults in the United States: cross-sectional study using data from NHANES 2005-2010. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13: 1068 Crossref PubMed Scopus (112) Google Scholar , 3 Drewnowski A Rehm CD Constant F Water and beverage consumption among children age 4–13 y in the United States: analyses of 2005-2010 NHANES data. Nutr J. 2013; 12: 85 Crossref PubMed Scopus (82) Google Scholar Along with its multifaceted functions, water may have a role in weight management according to a systematic review. 4 Daniels MC Popkin BM. The impact of water intake on energy intake and weight status: a systematic review. Nutr Rev. 2013; 68: 505-521 Crossref Scopus (152) Google Scholar A study 5 Jeong JN. Effect of pre-meal water consumption on energy intake and satiety in nonobese young adults. Clin Nutr Res. 2018; 7: 291-296 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar conducted with 15 individuals showed that water consumption before meals reduced energy consumption without reducing the satiety level.