Do you think that some of us who could never drink all that recommended water might have been right?

Question

Consider this: Evidence-based recommendations indicate that our total daily fluid consumption is more important than how much water we drink in a day. Read carefully.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283/UPDATEAPP=0

http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2008/04/09/the_mythical_daily_water_requirement.php

Answer 1

Omamico I saw this programme on BBC prime, the other day, perhaps 2 or 3 months ago, where they took 2 twins, the one was to drink 8 glasses of water a day, the other not, she was allowed to have tea, coffee, juice etc, but never a glass of water. At the end of the 2 weeks they conducted all kinds of tests on them, and both very 100% fine. So it shows you must just get in the recommended amount of fluid per day, you do not have to in addition drink 8 glasses of water as well. Actually drinking too much water is deadly. It is called hyponatremia http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwate... and especially athletes must be very careful not to take too much water in after a race, Ironman, Commrades etc. Veggies, fruit etc also contains a lot of water.

Answer 2

Thank you, you have really stop my misery. I cannot drink those 6 glasses per day but Can have 3 of juice, almost 3 cups of tea during working hours and 1 or 2 glasses of water. And I was d**n feeling guilty. Surprisingly, I was functioning normal. Now I can sing a hymm when drinking my orange juice. Funnily people here are good in counting those bottles of mineralwasser. I honestly cannot swallow mineral water with Kohlensäure, I find it difficult to swallow all the bubbles and yes, it does not quench my thirst. (I am not sure if it is called sparkling or carbonated in English)

Answer 3

Not all water is good for you. In some countries even the mineral water have a question mark hanging over them!