Distilling the water myth

[JBean]

I thought this might be coming sooner rather than later. I have been hearing for the past couple years that drinking 8 glasses of water was just a myth. Turns out this just may be the case. Seems water doesn't really do much to improve our overall health. back to tequila again!:


Distilling the water myth
Drinking water is known to be good for health - it clears skin, flushes out toxins from the body and reduces tiredness. Yet, a study has cast doubt on the benefits of the fluid of life.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States have found that drinking the recommended amount of water - eight glasses everyday - actually does little in improving our health
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryP...the+water+myth

[JBean]

Need For 8 Glasses Of Water A Day 'A Myth' Say Researchers

Thursday April 3, 2008
CityNews.ca Staff
You know the mantra: drink at least eight glass of water every day and you'll give your body just what it needs. As the warm season approaches, many of us are stocking up on bottled H20 as a way to stay hydrated and meet the long accepted rule of thumb.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_21305.aspx

[LionRun]

I am glad that scientists are finally coming out with this. There are so many variables concerning the, "right" amount of water to drink daily. It depends on how much a person sweats throughout each particular day, how much water is in the foods one eats each day, and how much the person weighs, for example.

I am 5 feet tall. I generally don't need 8 full glasses (8 OZ) of water per day. Yet, if I am working search and rescue in 100 degree heat for hours I might need 12 glasses of water per day.

A 6' 4" lumberjack working very hard at his trade for 10 hours in the heat of summer will need a lot more water than a 5' tall, light weight woman sitting at a desk in air conditioning all day.

So I never believed in the 8 glasses per day ideal, anyway. It simply isn't logical to think that all of us need 8 glasses of water per day no matter what our sizes are, the temperature at which we spend much of our time in, what foods we consume (i.e. gravy, pudding, and many other foods have lots of water that counts towards what we need), and our overall health. I drink anywhere from 5 to 12 glasses per day depending on what I ate (with water in it), and how much I sweat (training dogs, SAR in the heat).

Now I'll have that Vodka and OJ with ya jelly if ya like.

Lion

[JBean]

Originally Posted by LionRun

I am glad that scientists are finally coming out with this. There are so many variables concerning the, "right" amount of water to drink daily. It depends on how much a person sweats throughout each particular day, how much water is in the foods one eats each day, and how much the person weighs, for example.

I am 5 feet tall. I generally don't need 8 full glasses (8 OZ) of water per day. Yet, if I am working search and rescue in 100 degree heat for hours I might need 12 glasses of water per day.

A 6' 4" lumberjack working very hard at his trade for 10 hours in the heat of summer will need a lot more water than a 5' tall, light weight woman sitting at a desk in air conditioning all day.

So I never believed in the 8 glasses per day ideal, anyway. It simply isn't logical to think that all of us need 8 glasses of water per day no matter what our sizes are, the temperature at which we spend much of our time in, what foods we consume (i.e. gravy, pudding, and many other foods have lots of water that counts towards what we need), and our overall health. I drink anywhere from 5 to 12 glasses per day depending on what I ate (with water in it), and how much I sweat (training dogs, SAR in the heat).

Now I'll have that Vodka and OJ with ya jelly if ya like.

Lion

Belly up to the bar sister.

[LionRun]

Originally Posted by JBean

Belly up to the bar sister.

Yahoo!