8 cups a day, What counts as water?

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  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    I only count beer.
  • UncleRiotous
    UncleRiotous Posts: 69
    The old "8 cups a day" rule is an outdated myth. The closest study I have read (from over 50 years ago...back when cigarettes were still good for you) indicated healthy people ingest 6-8 cups of water per day. That included water contained in foods. The majority of most foods is composed of water (heck, we are roughly 70% water). It did not mean you have to ingest 8 cups of water per day in addition to your food. Over the years this huge ingestion of water myth has somehow survived.

    some references: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/28/excessive-drinking-water-dangers.aspx

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14/drinking-8-glasses-of-wat_n_899276.html

    Absolutely agree. The 6-8 cups of water per day study was jumped on in the 1980s by companies wanting to sell bottled water as a way to encourage people to buy what they were selling. If you're trying to loose weight then water is great as it can stop you eating stuff by filling up your stomach but it has no magical properties so just make sure you're hydrated and you'll be fine.
  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    water
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    This question gets asked all the time. Water counts as water.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Water
  • KendraElmendorf
    KendraElmendorf Posts: 837 Member
    WATER!!!!

    Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds.

    Water
    Water is the most abundant compound on Earth's surface, covering about 70 percent of the planet. In nature, water exists in liquid, solid, and gaseous states. Wikipedia
    Density: 1,000.00 kg/m³
    Boiling point: 212°F (99.98°C)
    Molar mass: 18.0153 g/mol
    Formula: H2O
    Melting point: 32°F (0.0°C)
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    I only count water as water.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    The 8 cups a day recommendation is bs, and I really which MFP would take it off. Your water needs depend on how much water is in the foods you're eating, how much exercise you're getting, ect.

    As long as you're not going around feeling thirsty and your pee is light in color, it's all good :)
  • msgingerc
    msgingerc Posts: 38
    Water counts as water, the end.

    I drink 3-5 litres of water per day, depending on the duration and intensity of my workouts. I love it and couldn't live without it.

    if every day you replaced those 3-5 liters per day of water with 3-5 liters per day of iced tea, do you believe you would die of dehydration?

    LOL, no. But if you're looking to achieve maximum benefits from the liquids you consume, water is the best. I'm 40yo and I look 10 years younger. Part of that is genetic, but mostly it has to do with the fact that I drink so much water every day.
  • Dulcemami4ever
    Dulcemami4ever Posts: 344 Member
    Everyday with this topic...

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    rofl
  • dcuevas6235
    dcuevas6235 Posts: 135
    Ask Adam Sandler.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    water.
  • Sallybeee_fit
    Sallybeee_fit Posts: 36 Member
    Everyday with this topic...

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    Lmfao.
  • Lovely_at_any_size
    Lovely_at_any_size Posts: 94 Member
    I took a fitness course and water is only water.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I took a fitness course and water is only water.

    Your fitness instructor may need to review high school chemistry.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    When I did WW years and years ago, they told us we could use diet soda, flavored sugar-free water, unsweetened/sugar-free tea and black coffee for half of our days water if we wanted, but that they only counted for half of their volume. For example 4 cups of water, 2 cups of unsweetened/sugar-free tea, 3 cups of diet soda and 3 cups of black coffee would could as 8 cups of water.

    Personally, I do feel that the concept of drinking 8 cups of pure water every day being *absolutely* necessary is a bit outdated.
  • Yooperm35
    Yooperm35 Posts: 787 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/211083-why-do-i-need-to-drink-a-lot-of-water-when-dieting/
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I don't log water at all. I just make sure I'm hydrated.
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    Sometimes I think people ask this question on purpose just to see the same people have the same arguments about it, day after day.
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    I don't actually keep track of how much water I drink.

    Everyday I have a glass of water or a cup of tea (black or green) on my desk and I drink it as i feel like it, refilling when I need to, and I usually drink a glass of water with my dinner at night, and I drink a bottle of water when I am at the gym, and I just assume that all this is enough, and log it as 8 glasses of water.

    If you are drinking 3-4 glasses of water a day and plenty of fruit and vegetables you are probably getting plenty of water to keep you hydrated.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/211083-why-do-i-need-to-drink-a-lot-of-water-when-dieting/

    "To determine how much water you should drink daily, divide your weight in pounds by two. This is the amount, in ounces, of water you should drink each day. For example, a 180-pound man should drink 90 ounces --- a little over 11 glasses --- of water per day. If you exercise regularly or heavily, you may need to drink more, the Diet Channel notes."


    I'm sorry, but I am *not* drinking over 15 glasses of water a day.

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