Research debunks health value of guzzling water

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The notion that guzzling glasses of water to flood yourself with good health is all wet, researchers said on Wednesday.

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb and Dr. Dan Negoianu of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia reviewed the scientific literature on the health effects of drinking lots of water.

People in hot, dry climates and athletes have an increased need for water, and people with certain diseases do better with increased fluid intake, they found. But for average healthy people, more water does not seem to mean better health, they said.

Their scientific review, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, is the latest to undercut the recommendations advanced by some experts to drink eight glasses of 8 ounces (225 ml) of water a day.

Reuters

Water quality issues alone would probably make the benefit of eight glasses a day questionable.

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1. Not to mention

out with all the "toxins" go essential minerals as well.

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2. I always did wonder how I managed to make it to 51 quite healthy

and strong and lean and looking 35 still, according to some, without spending all day with a damned water bottle glued to my lips like so many people........