| In one study, 20 patients who were at risk for metabolic syndrome consumed hydrogen rich water for 10 weeks and saw a in decreased total cholesterol and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels and significantly improved HDL cholesterol – possibly demonstrating a use for hydrogen water in reducing risk of metabolic syndrome. When a similar study was conducted on 26 healthy adults, drinking hydrogen water every day for four weeks did not decrease markers of oxidative stress when compared to a placebo group, who didn’t drink it.
| In other words: Studies actually done on hydrogen water in humans are very mixed in their results. And more studies need to be done to conclude the benefits of hydrogen water on different populations, including healthy adults and adults at risk for chronic disease.