Why do our bodies not get thirsty enough to drink the “recommended” amount of water?

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I keep seeing these things about how people should drink 2 liters a day or 3 liters or whatever but if i had to estimate i think i drink about 0.5 to 1 liter a day, i just drink when i feel thirsty and that’s the amount i need to drink in a day to not feel thirsty…

If we only eat when we’re hungry why do we have to drink when we’re not thirsty?

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Well you do. The difference is that you get a lot of water from your food. The water requirement you mention is absolute and doesn’t care if the water comes from food or the tap. That said drinking more water than you need generally isn’t bad for you assuming you don’t way over do it so if you drink that much a day you should still be fine.

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