A one-size-fits-all fluid replacement strategy, such as drinking eight glasses of eight ounces of water per day, is inappropriate for everyone, writes Tamara Hew-Butler.
How much water each person needs to drink mainly depends on three factors:
- Body weight
- Environmental temperature
- Physical activity levels
Source: The Conversation, April 21, 2021. Link. Unless you are thirsty, drinking extra water will probably not offer superior health benefits but probably is not harmful either. However, if kidneys could talk, they would say that hydration challenges represent nothing more than highly marketed peeing contests.
INSIGHTS: This article reminds me of an Andy Rooney segment from 60 Minutes.
Source: Andy Rooney – Bottled Water, You Tube, September 28, 2011. Link.
