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‘Tadpole water’ is Gen Z’s latest weight loss hack: ‘It makes me gag, but it’s worth it’
By Asia Grace,
5 hours ago
It’s just a tad disgusting.
Gen Z gals are gaga over a gag-worthy drink proponents proclaim can quickly shrink a waist.
Giving skinny shots like Ozempic and Mounjaro a run for their blubber-blasting money, “tadpole water” mania is the latest slenderizing hack to sweep social media.
Armed with nothing more than a bottle of warm H2O, a couple tablespoons of chia seeds and a squeeze of fresh lemon, teens and twenty-somethings online are purportedly shredding excess fat with the homemade concoction.
Tadpole water gets its wild name from its stark resemblance to baby frogs swimming in a pond.
“But does it taste good?,” said Padilla, who claims to have dropped three pounds in as many days owing to the blend. “No. The texture is funky and it tastes funky, too.”
“It makes me gag…but it’s worth it.”
The funky tasting drink was named after its resemblance to tadpoles, or baby frogs, swimming in a small body of water. Shutterstock / Heffalum Drinkers of the blend claim its helped them drop pounds in mere days. Alamy Stock Photo Researchers have found that chia seeds can improve digestion and weight management. ___rositafresitaaa/TikTok
As the swing towards becoming Insta-thin accelerates, seeing wannabe weight-loss queens skip meals and test fad diets in a battle against the bulge, folks are cooking up creative ways to drop a few kilos quickly.
Much like the “Rice-Zempic” and “Oat-Zempic” trends — which encouraged dieters to mix either rice or oats with water and lime juice to suppress appetite — the chia seeds in tadpole water are believed to possess pound-blasting properties.
Weight loss hack have become all the rage amid the viral rollout of injectables such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Shutterstock / Pixel-Shot
The experts added that the seeds — loaded with fiber, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals — support digestive health and weight management. They also help lower both blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
“When chia seeds are ingested,” added the researchers, “they form a gel-like substance in the stomach that can increase your feeling of fullness and decrease your appetite and calorie intake.”
“Drinking my tadpole water, hoping to get snatched by Thursday,” lifestyle influencer, Rosita, announced in a separate pos t, featuring close-up shots of the viral libation.
And Jen, an artsy cuisine enthusiast, reminded “tadpole” partakers of the cardinal rule for assembling the DIY drink: soaks the seeds.
“Health tip of the day,” she stated in a clip . “If you don’t put water in your chia seeds before you consume them, your chia seeds will expand in your stomach, causing blockage — meaning you’ll be constipated.”
“And it’s just going to disrupt your digestive system,” she advised. “You’re welcome.”
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