water

alisoncarl

how much water should I drink per day?:drinker:

himiller3

I think the usual recommendation is 8 - 8 oz glasses per day

HMonsterX

As much as you feel you need.

The average body required around 8 cups of fluid a day, but you get much of this from your food. You also get it via tea/coffee/soda/juice etc. It doesn't HAVE to be neat water.

Bottom line is drink when you are thirsty, have neat water if you want, but it doesn't have to be actual "water"

Aussie4870

if you exercise daily you are supposed to eat half of your body weight in ounces...

if you weigh 200lbs...then 100ozs of water...

but at least 8 - 8oz glasses a day is recommended...

NoAdditives

I use this calculator to figure out how much I need.

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

HMonsterX

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/

himiller3

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

HMonsterX

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

This doesn't even mention the fluid you get from other sources.

You may be surprised to find out many foods are high in water content. Below I have provided an abbreviated chart that lists the water content of some popular foods (Hale, 2007; Hale, 2010). The water percentage of each food is listed after its name.

Water Content of Foods

Apples: 85
Apricots: 85
Bean sprouts: 92
Chicken, boiled: 71
Cucumbers, raw: 96
Eggplant, raw: 92
Grapes: 82
Lettuce, head: 96
Oranges: 86
Peaches, raw: 90
Peppers, green: 94
Potatoes, raw: 85
Strawberries, raw: 90
Turkey, roasted: 62
Watermelon: 93

himiller3

From the same post you quoted:

Under some circumstances, significant fluid intake — at least eight 8-ounce glasses — is advisable: for the treatment or prevention of kidney stones, for example, as well as under special circumstances, such as performing strenuous physical activity or enduring hot weather.

And from the mayo clinic one I provided:

Replacement approach. The average urine output for adults is about 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) a day. You lose close to an additional liter (about 4 cups) of water a day through breathing, sweating and bowel movements. Food usually accounts for 20 percent of your total fluid intake, so if you consume 2 liters of water or other beverages a day (a little more than 8 cups) along with your normal diet, you will typically replace your lost fluids.

Eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Another approach to water intake is the "8 x 8 rule" — drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (about 1.9 liters). The rule could also be stated, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," as all fluids count toward the daily total. Although the approach really isn't supported by scientific evidence, many people use this easy-to-remember rule as a guideline for how much water and other fluids to drink.

Dietary recommendations. The Institute of Medicine advises that men consume roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day.

I'm not touting it as the end all and be all answer, it's a guideline... It's even a guideline on THIS SITE. If you exercise strenuously eating food isn't going to give you enough water back, plain and simple. If you have a sedentary lifestyle, then it might suffice.

Beside, if you actually took the time to read the entirety of the article I linked, you would find that they do NOT say that the 8x8 rule is the end all and be all, simply, as I put it before... A recommendation.. A guideline if you will, to how to keep your hydration levels adequate.