Do you really need 8 cups a day??????

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  • Hood25
    Hood25 Posts: 201 Member
    I just watched Bob Green on "The Revoluton" and he asked the question of how many glasses of water we should have daily. I'm not sure where he got his information from but he said it is more like 6 8oz. glasses a day unless you are exercising and then increase it to 8 glasses. I personally don't like to pee all day but I do believe it has helped with my weight loss so I consume at least 9 glasses a day. I am my own scientific proof to myself :wink:
  • jagonthedestroyr
    jagonthedestroyr Posts: 8 Member
    I saw 1 of my many Dr.s the other day and i had a bottle of water with me,he said,"why do you have that water,are you thirsty?" and i told him i was trying to lose weight and drinking like 10 bottles a day.He started laughing and said "all that happens if you drink a lot of water,is pee alot"
    I never know what to believe but, i do love water so it's not a big deal for me but, shocked that 2 Dr's can have such different opinions.

    That's because many doctors don't understand body physiology at all. Most of us go through medical school memorizing, than you learn "algorithms" to practice. Seriously, this is the truth. Find a doctor that believes and knows his physiology and you'll get the best care based on scientific backing. This is how I practice. Physiology pretty much dictates how you should treat this and that without having to turn it into a guessing game. The above reader quoting the benefits on water is also correct.

    Sarah is also correct, there is no "set standard" on what you should drink. Some people 5 glasses might be sufficient, while others that number must be much, much higher. What a lot of people don't understand that in medicine we are aiming for the 90% or greatest number that applies. Not all drugs work for all people, no do all people get side effects. That is because everybody's body physiology is just a bit different.
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Bump to read later...
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I drink 5 lites a day...so 20 glasses of water. I feel my best when I am thoroughly hydrated. on a bad day I may get in only 13-16. through trial and error I found this works for me. some people might require less.
  • rubyjune27
    rubyjune27 Posts: 87 Member
    I don't believe it is necessary and that their is no reliable evidence to support the cliam. My experience is that drinking that amount of fluid on top of food and other drinks just causes me to urinate excessively . However if it 'works' for other people, and it appears to do so from the posts then they should continue. Anything that works as long as its not harmful, is a good thing. I know really excessive water intake is harmful but that is much more than 8 glasses a day.
  • 152dbs
    152dbs Posts: 116 Member
    The only 3 people in my in-laws that aren't in the medical field have said on multiple occasions that u should drink a minimum of 64oz of water...but to be sufficiently hydrated, drink ur body weight in ounces. I def need to drop weight. Weighing 195 pounds, I should drink 195 oz of water...

    also heard the pound to ounce rule of thumb by others as well.

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