According to The Times (p.12, 13 July 2016)
"Drinking a large glass of water with a meal tricks the brain into thinking you are full, researchers say."
The article does go on to elaborate what the 19 people in the study consumed: 50 ml or water, or 350 ml. Those that drank the greater amount felt fuller.
I don't have any difficulty in believing the findings, even though it was not a proper double-blind trial. (The subjects at least must have an idea how much they drank, even if the researchers didn't.) My own self-experiments, using beer rather than water, strongly confirm the results of the study and suggest it is a repeatable effect, although lacking the surprise factor somewhat.
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Other startling front-page news from yesterday: blonde people are at more risk of skin cancer.
Tomorrow's silly season headline: "Journalist discovers own arse".
Koi carp die without any water
Koi carp die without any water in Milton Keynes pondThe link to the story was "Koi carp die without any water" - which is a useful fact for those who don't know fish live in water.
(Surely if it has no water, it is not a pond?)