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Must-read facts about water and weight loss...
You've heard it a thousand times: To stay healthy, drink plenty
of water.
Because your body consists mostly of water (50-70% of body weight),
fitness magazines, newspapers and diet gurus all recommend we drink
at least eight 8-ounce glasses (roughly 1.9 liters) of water a day.
According to conventional wisdom, your performance in the gym suffers
if you don't drink enough water. But up until the late 1960s, athletes
were advised not to drink during exercise. Experts at the
time believed that it made athletic performance worse rather than
better [4].
"Whatever the water is, tap or bottled, we need to drink more
water," says Dr. Barbara Levine, director of the human nutrition
program at the Rockefeller University in New York City. "People
are drinking far too much alcohol and caffeinated beverages, which
are dehydrating," she says.
Such advice is considered common knowledge, and many articles in
the medical and popular press make similar recommendations.
According to a report published in the Journal of the American
Dietetic Association, to be well hydrated, the average sedentary
adult man "must consume at least 2,900 milliliters (12 cups)
fluid per day, and the average sedentary adult woman at least 2,200
milliliters (9 cups) fluid per day, in the form of noncaffeinated,
nonalcoholic beverages, soups, and foods" [9].
Other experts disagree, recommending that one should only consume
water "when thirsty."
Why all the conflicting and confusing information? Is it true that
water can help you lose weight? Can it, as some claim, reduce your
risk for heart disease?
Just how much water do you really need?
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