How much water is enough water to intake in one day?

letheri1

Hi everyone I was just wondering how much water you all are drinking in one day? I did a quiz based on my activity level weight and a few other questions and it said that I needed 5.1 liters of water. I have noticed on those days when I do hit that mark I am not as hungry as other days when I do not hit that mark. What do you all think? How much water do ya'll consume in one day?
For reference this is the quiz that I took http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm.
-Lauren

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fetchfury

http://www.aquasana.com/how_much.php

Also, i think it's quite dangerous to be drinking too much water...your kidneys get overloaded and don't work as fast and swells your brain. I don't think 5.1 litres is healthy...

Gshields42

When you're thirsty, drink. When you're not thirsty, it's okay to drink a little bit more but don't go crazy. The majority of your fluid intake is likely to be via food.

Over hydration can potentially be dangerous.

HMonsterX

*pokes head in*

Here we go again!

You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

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/


As for coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

*leaves*

wawada

not more than 128oz a day! (Around six, 20oz water bottle).

mallory3411

I tend to drink about 4 liters a day. I usually never let myself get thirty because once you feel thirst you are already dehydrated. I've drank anywhere from 1 to 4.5 liters a day.