"Tadpole Water" Is The New Gen Z Weight Loss Trend Going Viral Online, Here's What It Is

The "Tadpole water" trend basically involves a bottle of warm water, a couple of tablespoons of chia seeds and a squeeze of fresh lemon.

With the advent of social media, trends keep coming and going. Now, the latest weight loss trend which is gaining traction among Gen Z girls is the "tadpole water" trend. According to the New York Post, this trend basically involves a bottle of warm water, a couple of tablespoons of chia seeds and a squeeze of fresh lemon. But the name "tadpole water" comes from its stark resemblance to baby frogs swimming in a pond. 

Teens and twenty-somethings online are raving about the benefits of this homemade concoction. According to them, this trend is helping them shred excess fat, ease bloating and grant them good gut health. An 18-year-old TikTok user shared that this concoction helped her lose a "pound a day" within a time span of three days. "I can confirm that it does work for weight loss," Mariah Padilla said, per the Post.

Ms Padilla described the texture and taste of the drink as "funky", but did accept that "if it helps it helps". "It makes me gag...but it's worth it," she said in the clip.