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Are you drinking too much water?

welloiledmachine
welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
edited February 10 in Food and Nutrition
Here's an interesting article about drinking too much water. I just came across it a few minutes ago and tho't it pretty interesting. I drink close to 64 oz of water a day, (I weigh about 118 lbs., but tend to have cold hands and feet all the time. This article mentions that too much water can cause that. Was wondering if others can relate and what you think about the article.

http://www.thankyourbody.com/drinking-too-much-water/

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  • Touji
    Touji Posts: 32 Member
    I weigh about 118 lbs., but tend to have cold hands and feet all the time. This article mentions that too much water can cause that.
    That can be caused by many things though.
    I personally almost always have frigid hands and feet yet consume most of my liquid in the form of coffee, which dehydrates you. I have maybe 3 cups of water a day.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    I weigh about 118 lbs., but tend to have cold hands and feet all the time. This article mentions that too much water can cause that.
    That can be caused by many things though.
    I personally almost always have frigid hands and feet yet consume most of my liquid in the form of coffee, which dehydrates you. I have maybe 3 cups of water a day.

    Coffee doesn't dehydrate you...your intake counts towards your water
  • rachaelgifford
    rachaelgifford Posts: 320 Member
    I drink about 9-10 pints of water a day, on an average day. I also have hideous circulation which causes me to have freezing hands and feet. On the days I do drink less water, I feel really ill and when I used to drink less water on a regular basis my circulation was worse than it is now.

    I am more than happy with my intake :-)
  • junlex123
    junlex123 Posts: 81 Member
    I weigh about 118 lbs., but tend to have cold hands and feet all the time. This article mentions that too much water can cause that.
    That can be caused by many things though.
    I personally almost always have frigid hands and feet yet consume most of my liquid in the form of coffee, which dehydrates you. I have maybe 3 cups of water a day.

    The diuretic effect of the caffeine, if there even is one, is more than outweighed by the water you're taking in when you drink it. Caffeine does however have some vasoconstrictive properties associated with it, which means less blood flow and might contribute to your cold extremities.
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