Murad Research Labs Busts “Eight Glasses a Day” Myth

Most people need more water than 8 glasses a day to lose weight and stay hydrated. .....

If you are serious about weight loss you will NEED to track your numbers and that includes how much water you drink. 2 to 3 litres a day on average and sometimes more especially if you work out, it's hot outside, etc.

Absolutely not true. I've lost fine without tracking my water intake. I've never in my life tracked how much water I drink and I've lost weight, kept it off and work out strenuously. Sorry but I'm calling bull on this one.

Most people need more water than 8 glasses a day to lose weight and stay hydrated. Yellow wee = dehydrated. Light straw coloured or clear wee = hydrated. Don't use a single study that appears to be unrelated to weight loss to justify your lack of drinking enough water. Alcohol, coffee, tea are stimulants that help dehydrate you. Coke, Pepsi and fruit juice won't hydrate you like water.

If you are serious about weight loss you will NEED to track your numbers and that includes how much water you drink. 2 to 3 litres a day on average and sometimes more especially if you work out, it's hot outside, etc.

It's really hard to drink too much water (but not impossible) so drink up!

^ this is mostly incorrect broscience.

MCHL;

OK, I'll bite and "accept" your "expert" advice to not "...use a single study that appears to be unrelated to weight loss to justify...."

Just as soon as you show us the legitimate "study" upon which you base your MYTHOLOGY.

You'll be able recognize it as "legitimate" by referring back to the flat earther posts above demanding (and rightfully so) clinical controls, peer review, scientific methodology, etc.

You know, all the stuff included in the "studies" upon which the whole low cals / high carbs, USDA mantra, CICO, and saturated fats cause heart disease, BS is based. (Could you post some links to those as well while you're at it? The science deniers will be satisfied with nothing less).

Maybe while you are researching your "Alcohol, coffee, tea are stimulants that help dehydrate you.", misunderstandings, you'll accidentally trip over some actual "fact" - careful though, question the MYTHS and they'll take away your secret decoder ring and MFP "expert" Award.

Do people claiming that they benefit from forcing themselves to drink a certain amount of water believe that they would be under hydrated if they didn't?

I actually do see a difference when I don't drink a certain amount every day. I wake up in the middle of the night parched and my upper lip gets super dry and splits. So I do try to drink a specific amount every day (water, tea, juice, whatever) because it works for me. But I also know what works for me is not necessarily going to be necessary for others. And how much I need to drink on a particular day is also tied to how much sodium I eat.

the funniest thing about all of this to me is the folks who insist that you MUST track water intake so that you'll know whether you are sufficiently hydrated or not. the human body already has 2 very good mechanisms for telling us that. when you're thirsty, it's telling us to drink. when you're peeing every 5 minutes, it's telling us to stop drinking.

But if I only drink when I'm thirsty, I don't drink enough to keep from waking up at 3 a.m. with cotton mouth and a split lip.

I try to drink 8 glasses. Only because for some freaky reason it aids my digestion. :-/

But I'm mostly under and I don't sweat it. I drink a lot less in the winter and a lot more in the summer

I knew my low intake of water wasn't causing me problems.....thanks for the proof!

This isn't proof. these are just words on the internet. If it told you that jumping off a cliff was good for your heath, would you be Googling the nearest cliff to jump off of?

Seriously.

Cite your sources. This sounds likea load of stinky poop to me.

Honestly, what she posted isn't actually news. The medical community has said for decades that it isn't necessary to drink 8 glasses a day. I don't need cited sources in this case because this has been known to be a myth for a long, long, long, long time. There has never actually been any study proving we needed to drink 8 glasses a day.

^^^ this

8 glasses a day is stupid advice given that how much water you need to drink depends on how much you sweat which depends on your activity levels and the climate you live in. Once you're hydrated there's no point forcing yourself to drink more water, it just makes you spend unnecessary time in the bathroom. And if you're in a hot climate and/or doing a lot of exercise, you need to drink a lot more than 8 glasses of water a day to stay adequately hydrated. This has been well known by science for a long time, and I have no idea why the whole 8 glasses a day advice has persisted for so long.

If your pee is pale or clear that's a good sign that you're adequately hydrated and you don't need to force yourself to drink more water. Also, other non-alcoholic drinks hydrate you just as well as water does - but if the drink has calories in it you need to log it if you're counting calories.

Do people claiming that they benefit from forcing themselves to drink a certain amount of water believe that they would be under hydrated if they didn't?

I actually do see a difference when I don't drink a certain amount every day. I wake up in the middle of the night parched and my upper lip gets super dry and splits. So I do try to drink a specific amount every day (water, tea, juice, whatever) because it works for me. But I also know what works for me is not necessarily going to be necessary for others. And how much I need to drink on a particular day is also tied to how much sodium I eat.

the funniest thing about all of this to me is the folks who insist that you MUST track water intake so that you'll know whether you are sufficiently hydrated or not. the human body already has 2 very good mechanisms for telling us that. when you're thirsty, it's telling us to drink. when you're peeing every 5 minutes, it's telling us to stop drinking.

But if I only drink when I'm thirsty, I don't drink enough to keep from waking up at 3 a.m. with cotton mouth and a split lip.

Are you thirsty when you wake up? Then your signals work sometimes!

Finally the dieting problem has been resolved!!!

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

(*ps.. I drink like 14-20 glasses of water per day + coffee and sometimes tea,If I don't, I don't good. But yes I have to run to the ladies room (literally) often. LOL)

It IS important to have eight hugs a day though. Everybody should have a hug app. on their smart phone to make sure they don't suffer from oxytocin withdrawal.

Now go hug someone:).

:drinker:

I approve!!

I drink alot of water. It works for me. My skin is soft (and I don't lotion), and my feet/ankles swell way less. I am of the live and let live camp; do what works for YOU!