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Thirst is "drop everything and drink or you'll die soon", not "it would be good for you will being to have some water". In modern world with various soft drinks
by throwaway290 4y ago
Thirst is "drop everything and drink or you'll die soon", not "it would be good for you will being to have some water". In modern world with various soft drinks and soups you can drink no water at all and not feel thirsty once. See the problem?
- colechristensen 4y agoIt’s really not. Almost everybody is a couple of days away from serious dehydration health risks. You are not near death every time you’re thirsty.
- nikolay 4y agoI've been doing 3-day dry fasts for over 5 years and I'm fine. It was a bit harsh when I tried a 5-day one though.
- throwaway290 4y agoYou are missing the point. A modern human may not drink water for weeks and not want water. (First hand I went through coffee/alcohol/soft drinks periods at the uni, I know I'm not the only one.) It is objectively bad long term. The way out of this is to drink water, not to wait for thirst to start. Thirst is an emergency signal not a useful metric to depend on planning water intake.
- nradov 4y agoThat is misinformation. There is no proven medical or performance benefit to drinking water when you're not thirsty. Where are you getting this ridiculous "emergency signal" nonsense? https://wwnorton.com/books/Good-to-Go/ https://wwnorton.com/books/Good-to-Go/