05/04/2022
How much water should you actually drink daily?
📌 Your body is about 60% water.
📌 The body constantly losses water throughout the day, mostly through urine and sweat but also form regular body functions like breathing.
📌 To maintain function throughout the body, from skin to muscles to mind, you need to consume a certain amount of water every day.
📌 Health expert commonly recommend eight 8-ounce glasses, which equals about 2 litres, or half a gallon a day. This is called the 8x8 rule.
📌 However, how much water you need depends a lot of things and varies from person to person.
For adults, the general recommendation is about:
🟢 11.5 cups (2.7 litres) a day for women
🟢 15.5 cups (3.7 litres) a day for men
This include teas and juice, and from food.
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🟢 In general, children and teens need about 6 to 8 cups of water a day. They should also eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, which are full of water.
📌 You might need to modify your total fluid intake based on several factors:
🟢 Exercise
🟢 Environment
🟢 Overall health
🟢 Pregnancy and breast feeding etc...
📌 Benefits of drinking water daily:
🟢 Helps you remove waste from your body through urine, stool and sweat.
🟢 Helps your body stay a normal temperature
🟢 Helps protect delicate tissues in your body
🟢 Keeps your joints cushioned and lubricated.
💡 There is a interesting calculator that you can try to check your hydration status https://www.hydrationforhealth.com/en/hydration-tools/hydration-calculator/
Source: healthline.com, mayoclinic.org, hydrationforhealth.com, webmd.com