8 glasses a day, revisited

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bob9304
bob9304 Posts: 87
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Found this in an article thought it was helpfull:
"don't worry if it doesn't come close to the magical "8 glass" rule.(water intake) Nearly 20% of your water intake comes from food anyway, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. If you're peeing at least every 8 hours and your urine is light colored, you're likely drinking enough."

from "Health rules you should break." MSN Health
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100186769&page=2

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  • bob9304
    bob9304 Posts: 87
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    Found this in an article thought it was helpfull:
    "don't worry if it doesn't come close to the magical "8 glass" rule.(water intake) Nearly 20% of your water intake comes from food anyway, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. If you're peeing at least every 8 hours and your urine is light colored, you're likely drinking enough."

    from "Health rules you should break." MSN Health
    http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100186769&page=2
  • rheston
    rheston Posts: 638
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    I've seen many recent articles about the "8 glass" rule and it appears to have originated in the 1940's and has never been changed. Doctors today will tell you that you should drink to the level your body tells you it needs the water not to some magical number.

    You can dehydrate in winter equally as fast as you can in the summer!
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
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    Thx bob, you know there is any easy way to tell if you are hydrated... just look at the color of your urine, very very light yellow or clear says you have enough for now. OH and of course the constant bathroom breaks....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Of course if I would have read the last sentence of your post I would have seen you already said that! Sorry to step on toes..lol

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