Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Here's a Thought for You

"As an M.D., I feel compelled to point out that there can be health problems from drinking too much water (hyponatremia or 'water poisoning', worsening of congestive heart failure, etc.). Although I agree with drinking water in place of soda, juice, etc., for the lower caloric content, there simply is NO truth to the myth that you need 6-8 glasses of water per day. Moderation is key..."

What do you think?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its a no brainer that everybodies Water requirements are going to be different ...if you for eg eat a high complex carb & protien diet ..ie lots of starches & animal protiens ...you will require naturally more watet than somebody who eats a high fruit & low carb (salad) vegatable diet ...
Also the level of activity , ambient heat where you live /work etc ..are all going to play a part ...overall bodymass also ...so trying too 1 size fits all regarding water requirements seems pretty useless too me.

Anonymous said...

Living in the Tropics and sweating gallons --you NEED lots of water and extra minerals. Common sense tells us that anyone living in a moist temperate climate needs less.