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Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
by tekla 3y ago
Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
- krunck 3y agoAs 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)
- JohnFen 3y agoAlso, I've found, temperature can have a huge influence. I like to do winter camping in the middle of nowhere in the mountains. I was surprised to discover that when I'm in freezing conditions like that, I simply won't feel thirsty -- apparently ever -- so I set a timer to remind me to drink. I learned this the hard way on the third day of my first such trip, when my urine had become brown due to dehydration.
- nyrikki 3y agoIt 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.
- yencabulator 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirst#Elderly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirst#Elderly > 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.
- kmoser 3y agoIt's not just aging that makes us bad at noticing when we're dehydrated. The ubiquity of so many types of foods has given us the ability to satisfy the craving for that which stimulates our senses, not necessarily what we need. I know this is anecdotal, but I've heard so many people tell me that they skip meals because they simply "forgot to eat." Do you think those people remembered to drink water? I don't think so. So, yes, people tend to be terrible at noticing what they need, and when they do notice they are terrible about doing something about it.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoLooking at the folks around me, skipping an occasional meal seems like the least of our problems.
- TechBro8615 3y agoDrink when you haven't peed for a while or your last pee was yellow. This is actual advice given to athletes and it's pretty effective IMO.
- amluto 3y agoThis is not necessarily reliable when traveling to high altitude or in unusually hot conditions.
- atoav 3y agoWhich is both true, but also irrelevant for 99% of the people for 99% of the time.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37171859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37171859