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The Truth about the 8 Daily Glasses of Water | Big Brand Glasses — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:56:27 +0000

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The Truth about the 8 Daily Glasses of Water | EYEWEAR — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:53:39 +0000

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By: Danzig

Danzig — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:30 +0000

they want us to drink 8 glasses of water a day so we’ll die sooner from that fluoride poison!

By: John

John — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:28:41 +0000

I can’t remember where I read it, and so can’t be given any credibility at all, but as I recall, the rumour about 8 glasses a day came from a study, which was unable to find a minimum but found that the most anyone needed was that much.

By: ern

ern — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:19:34 +0000

There is no scientific connection between fluoride in water and “developing problems earlier in life.” Dozens of studies over three decades have tried to find such a connection, and none have done so. None. Zero.

By: GMacD

GMacD — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:26:51 +0000

Great points so far but let’s not forget that fluoride levels in water can also be dangerous. Water intake and newly developing problems earlier in life can be attributed to the fluoride content in water.

By: The Baldchemist

The Baldchemist — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:24:47 +0000

… oh, and while I’m at it, forget the colonic treatments also. Its meant to come out not go in.

By: The Baldchemist

The Baldchemist — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:23:28 +0000

The kidneys, liver and spleen need something to work with.
Soda is perfectly OK to drink, its the stuff with the sugar and other rubbish that is damaging.
Coffee tastes great, so does tea and wine and a few other beverages, which is why we drink them, is it not.
Drinking eight glasses of water each day doesn’t make sense because often it lacks taste.
Common sense, which isn’t common anymore is all that’s required.

By: Ego13

Ego13 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:26:05 +0000

Sadly all of these studies are skewed, as are all of these posts that really only set out to tell people they don’t need to drink that much water.

All of those items you listed that “contain water” also have to be digested and part of that digestion process will use much of the water consumed and sometimes MORE.

You need more than you consume in just foods ESPECIALLY if you actually workout, which basically EVERYONE needs to be doing on a daily basis in some form anyway.

All in all this kind of misleading information is truly damaging to the health and fitness community as it has been completely debunked over and over again.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:06:30 +0000

I always feel better when I’m drinking a quart of water every day. Every time I get sick I’ve been dehydrated. I agree that 8 glasses of water is likely excessive. However, based on my experience a few glasses of water every day is far better than relying on soup and soda to keep me hydrated and healthy.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:05:39 +0000

Turns out caffeine being a direct diuretic isn’t true. Google it. A few studies (think recent… most of the web probably still says caffeine makes you pee) have shown that caffeine only functions as a diuretic when large amounts are taken in… and it certainly isn’t a strong enough diuretic to warrant drinking twice as much liquid as the caffeinated beverage. Think about that; why would you need to drink twice as much for a cup of tea (30 mg) and the same twice as much for a cup of coffee (100-200 mg)? Answer: you don’t.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:53:20 +0000

Coffee and soda contain caffeine which is a causes the body to lose water. In other words for every cup of coffee a person drinks that person should drink 2 cups of water to replace what the body loses because of the caffeine in the coffee. A person also loses about 10 cups of water per day through normal activities and that needs to be replaced.

By: Carolin

Carolin — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:12:44 +0000

Absolutely drink, when you are thirsty. The problem is that many people mistake thirsty signs (like headache) for other things like need of coffee.