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Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
Isn't the 8x8 rule that they try to expand on firmly established to be pseudo scientific myth? https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.003... Woo + math == woo
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As we age our "thirst response" becomes less reliable. I really don't get thirsty until I am starting to become dehydrated. It's good to have a guideline to inform my self-imposed daily drinking regimen.(which I have a hard time keeping)
It is probably best to follow real information then. Note that while your thirst response may be declining as you age, mine hasn't. Annicdodes aren't data, mine or yours. IMHO the 8x8 myth may or may not be optimal guidelines for you as they aren't based on anything but rumors.
> Several studies have demonstrated that elderly persons have lower total water intakes than younger adults, and that women are particularly at risk of too low an intake.
Isn't the 8x8 rule that they try to expand on firmly established to be pseudo scientific myth? https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.003... Woo + math == woo
Our thirst system is as precise and robust regarding water as our pancreas is for glucose.
Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
Isn't the 8x8 rule that they try to expand on firmly established to be pseudo scientific myth? https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.003... Woo + math == woo
Yes. There is no medical basis for any amount of water above "what you're thirsty for". Our thirst system is as precise and robust regarding water as our pancreas is for glucose.
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I wonder if that nurse was confusing "cups" with "ounces".
Or maybe “four to eight” cups. The idea of drinking almost 12 liters of water each day is pretty amusing.