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The point is that the 8 glasses of water a day thing is bullshit. I see people carrying giant jugs of water around all the time and people commenting on basical
by bongodongobob 2y ago
The point is that the 8 glasses of water a day thing is bullshit. I see people carrying giant jugs of water around all the time and people commenting on basically forcing this on themselves. Drink when you're thirsty. That's all you need to do.
- Carrok 2y agoI live a mile in elevation, if I wait till I am thirsty to drink, my hands turn to ash, my voice gets coarse, and my brain turns to mush. Not everyone has the same needs. Don’t worry about anyone else drinking too much water please.
- 8372049 2y agoYour specific circumstances don't change the general rule, which is that for most people and under most conditions, hydration status is correctly balanced by thirst. There are indeed exceptions, such as when getting older, which I addressed in my initial comment.
- smelendez 2y agoThe first time I visited Denver I walked around a lot and was very confused why I felt hungover when I hadn’t been drinking. I was living in Louisiana at the time, which is at sea level and very humid!
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoI live about a thousand feet above you. I notice very few effects of "under-drinking". So yeah, not everyone has the same needs. On the flip side, I was working outdoors in the sun all day today, and probably ended up drinking about 2 gallons of water without needing to pee much. So not everyone has the same needs even on a day to day basis.
- Carrok 2y ago> I live about a thousand feet above you. I’ve also lived extensively over 9,000ft in altitude. Are we getting into a height pissing contest? If so, why? Just drink water. Fucksakes.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoYou're the one who opened with a statement about elevation, presumably to note that it made a difference, somehow. Fucksakes.
- ianburrell 2y ago8 glasses of water is pretty close to the suggested amount. Adequate average daily intake is 15.5 cups for men, and 11.5 cups for women. The saying doesn't say how large is a glass, but 16 cups is 8 16oz glasses, or with 20% from food, 8 12oz glasses.
- tiahura 2y agoMost of the largest mammals live their entire lives without a sip of fresh water.
- jamil7 2y agoYou realise not all mammals have the same nutrition and hydration requirements right?
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoUnless you are an aquatic mammal specifically designed to live in saltwater, that seems mostly irrelevant.
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