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I regularly drink 1.5 gallons of iced tea per day, and 0.5 gallons of water, and have for a long time with no ill effects. Of course it's not 25 years, but it u
by natecavanaugh 12y ago
I regularly drink 1.5 gallons of iced tea per day, and 0.5 gallons of water, and have for a long time with no ill effects. Of course it's not 25 years, but it used to be 8 liters of diet coke per day, and the acid on the teeth alone was enough to quit.
However, where I think there is some difference is that I'm 6'4, 240lbs and in quite good shape. I think size definitely has some impact on that threshold, and until I see an explicit reason for harm, I see no benefit in stopping.
But I'm stubborn like that and my kidneys could implode tomorrow for all I know :/
- WoodenChair 12y agoYour BMI is 29.2; unless you're a body builder with a ton of muscle you're not in "quite good shape." No offense.
- jrockway 12y agoBMI tends to not work that well as you get taller. From Wikipedia: "Because the BMI depends upon weight and the square of height, it ignores basic scaling laws whereby mass increases to the 3rd power of linear dimensions. Hence, larger individuals, even if they had exactly the same body shape and relative composition, always have a larger BMI."
- SamReidHughes 12y agoNah, 6'4" at 240 lbs is not good shape.
- natecavanaugh 12y agoBMI doesn't work well for measuring much. At least it's always been completely useless in telling me anything about my health. My body fat percentage is around 13.8%. Do I have some fat to lose? Sure, but it's still pretty good. And I do have a bit more muscle than the average guy. I wouldn't say I'm a "body builder", but I do workout 5 days a week, and measure out my food. Trying to judge someone's health from just to factors like weight and height seems flawed.