oohhh new study!! too much water is bad for u

In time gone past eggs and milk have been so totally bad for you... now they've found that eggs have less cholesterol than previously believed.

Actually, what they've found is that commercial eggs now have less cholesterol than they used to due to changes in diet fed chickens. Though you are correct that some reports classified eggs as a food to be avoided or limited due to the high amount of cholesterol for their size despite any scientific evidence that eating eggs raised blood choleserol levels.

I love the conversation this article sparked. To be sure, that wasn't a study, it doesn't link to a study and is an article. So I agree with those who are being skeptical. The one thing to realize is even in a correctly run human study, human study are hard to do and often have wrong conclusion. There are moral issue on how far you can go in them. Take the example of cancer studies. They can't have a control in those, you wouldn't tell someone with cancer, you might get a sugar pill! So they don't, they use the standard level of care instead, which can lead to inaccurate results, but doesn't put any one in unnecessary danger. And some studies can be run by interest groups or worse off, are legitimacy studies interrupted by interest groups. That makes good science go under the bus because of politics. Another thing to take in considerations with studies is if you are not in the majority, it may not reflect for you. Studies are structured to be the average person most the time and if you have a certain condition or lifestyle, it may not work for you at all. To be sure, medical studies are good for us, they strengthen our knowledge and understanding about our bodies and health, even if they are not perfect. But the generally rule is talk to your doctor about it! There input would be more personal to your situation and not generalized to the entire country.

Sorry for the rant. Just had to get that off my chest.

Well, here's my opinion. The clincher for me is that this a "new study". In my mind, one new study does not negate years of study showing the benefits of drinking water. Water is one of the only natural liquids that doesn't have a bunch of junk added to it. Our bodies are mostly made up of water. We need it. And I find that as I drink water, I want more water.

I suppose if you are a person who sits all day and drinks copious amounts of water just for the sake of drinking water, you will probably have some unpleasant sife affects.

If they did a study on North America, they'd probably find that the majority of people are dehydrated.

What's funny is that no one talking about the benefits of water links to studies to prove it. Try to find one - cause I have.

My 2 cents - water is important, but I don't believe we are already dehydrated when we start to drink it. I was following the 1oz of water for every 2 lbs of body weight but I've backed off to 6-8, 8ounces glasses a day (I drink when I'm thirsty). All food already has some water content. Fruits can be 80-90% water, lean meat 70%, so the average person gets about a liter (4, 8oz glasses) of hydration from their food.

Yes anything in excess can be bad for you and the average American should probably be drinking more water, but I do think water needs have been overstated by the media.

Study that shows we stay just as hydrated when we drink when thirsty instead of forcing water
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6514825?dopt=Abstract

Study showing that beverage besides water are hydrating (the only beverage that has a net water loss is alcohol)
http://www.jacn.org/content/19/5/591.full

Too much water is bad for you and can be lethal

and do you have proof? Just sayin

water toxicity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

Just for the record, anyone can put anything they want to on wikipedia. Anyone can edit anything they want to. I wouldn't trust wikipedia for any medical information.

That's why you check the references in the wikipedia article. Also, blatant POV and unsourced material and such gets removed fairly quickly from medical related articles, because so many people with knowledge of the subject matter have those articles in their watchlists.

Truth : Anything above 18 glasses of water daily is potentially deadly. Water poisoning is a real thing.

Also @Mommawarrior -- that's a myth haha. Try editing any page on Wikipedia right now. See how long it takes for it to be approved.

5 pages, huh? Okay.

Truth : Anything above 18 glasses of water daily is potentially deadly. Water poisoning is a real thing.

Also @Mommawarrior -- that's a myth haha. Try editing any page on Wikipedia right now. See how long it takes for it to be approved.

Fact: I drink at least a gallon of water a day, most the time I drink more than that. Once I reach my gallon I stop keeping track, but I still drink, so I am sure I drink more than 144 oz. which is 18 8oz glasses. Still not dead.

Fact: Took me all of about 10 seconds to get my edit approved. Don't think it is a myth, when I just editing something.

Is this thread making anyone else thirsty? LOL I've reached for my water bottle at least 3 times since page 2.

i guess the Grateful Dead were wrong when they said "too much of everything is just enough"

I love the conversation this article sparked. To be sure, that wasn't a study, it doesn't link to a study and is an article. So I agree with those who are being skeptical. The one thing to realize is even in a correctly run human study, human study are hard to do and often have wrong conclusion. There are moral issue on how far you can go in them. Take the example of cancer studies. They can't have a control in those, you wouldn't tell someone with cancer, you might get a sugar pill! So they don't, they use the standard level of care instead, which can lead to inaccurate results, but doesn't put any one in unnecessary danger. And some studies can be run by interest groups or worse off, are legitimacy studies interrupted by interest groups. That makes good science go under the bus because of politics. Another thing to take in considerations with studies is if you are not in the majority, it may not reflect for you. Studies are structured to be the average person most the time and if you have a certain condition or lifestyle, it may not work for you at all. To be sure, medical studies are good for us, they strengthen our knowledge and understanding about our bodies and health, even if they are not perfect. But the generally rule is talk to your doctor about it! There input would be more personal to your situation and not generalized to the entire country.

Sorry for the rant. Just had to get that off my chest.

Excellent Point!

I trust mother nature! When I'm thirsty, I drink. Wow. What a concept! I've never had a problem dehydrating.

This. totally. No reason to force feed myself water. Lost plenty of weight without it.

This thread is TL;DR.

However, this is the biggest load of BS i've ever read.

Flush bacteria out of your kidney's?!?! HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

To the author of the article:

what you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

If you had bacteria in your kidneys you'd be in big trouble and have a massive kidney infection. Drinking water wouldn't help you.