Ditch the 40-Ounce Water Bottle: You're Probably Hydrated Enough

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4 points·Anon84··7 comments

No, don't ditch the water bottle.

"That leaves roughly two liters of fluids daily for women and three for men, says Kavouras. That translates to about 68 ounces and 101 ounces from beverages. "

Even the article points out what research points to for the amount of fluids we need.

I bet most people don't drink what they need on a daily basis.

Also, there are people like me that like the "taste" of water. I wasn't always a fan but once I started I acquired a liking for it.

Your body has an excellent mechanism for keeping you hydrated, which is thirst. If you drink water (not soda, coffee, tea, or anything else) when you’re thirsty, you’ll be fine.

Most people don’t drink 68-101 oz of liquid a day, but you also get a surprising amount of water from food. Cooked chicken breast is 65% water, for example. Fruit and many vegetables are even more.

Eating water is also better for overall hydration. Drinking more than you need just results in peeing it out and possibly unbalancing electrolytes.

One benefit of drinking regularly is it forces me to get up and use the restroom. As a software engineer who sits in front of a computer for long periods of time, I think forcing myself to get up regularly and take a break is a positive.

You can spot an American tourist easily. Water bottle: check.

Drink less water, we need it for the data centers..

https://archive.md/mfnIP

Never!

*walks away backwards, sipping from my $12 Stanley knockoff the whole time*

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