# I have a hard time making myself drink water, so sometimes I just try to get it all in within a couple hours. But it got me thinking, does it help my body the same way as it would should I drink small amounts throughout the day.
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Water does not have positive effects beyond being the most important thing for keeping you alive. If you’re not thirsty, there’s no benefit for people in normal health at normal activity levels “pushing” water on a schedule.
Humans obviously function just fine without hourly access to treated cold tap water.
Healthy kidneys can handle around 1 liter per hour. Beyond that starts to get unhealthy and chug challenges are potentially lethal.
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