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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1) The recommendations are junk
2) The amount YOU require varies enormously from person to person.
3) The amount you require varies according to what you’ve been doing, sweating, local temperatures, time of day, how much you pee, etc.
4) You get an awful lot of water from food. A potato is something like 80% water. 20% solids.
5) Your body knows far better than any statistic what it needs, and will make you desire certain things. Of course, you have to moderate your bodies desires (like all such things) but if you’re thirsty, then drink and if you’re not you likely don’t need water.
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