8 Glasses Water a Day = Urban Myth?
A Dartmouth professor, in researching the source of the rule that we should all drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, found — much to his surprise — absolutely nothing to support it. Indeed, he found that under some circumstances it actually may be bad for you.
It’s a bit disconcerting to think that something so widely accepted as a truism has absolutely no basis in reality. Makes you wonder what other things we “know” are actually wrong.
What it boils down to is that, if you’re thirsty, drink something. If you’re not feeling thirsty, then don’t. Funny, that falls right in line with the theory of Eating Awareness … as in, gee, our body actually know how to take care of itself without the help of our intellect.
Read the text of the Dartmouth article here.
