One of the most established health dogmas is the one about the amount of water a person must drink each day. Everyone knows that each person should drink about 1.5-2 liters of water per day. We have heard it from personal trainers dozens of times, we will have read it in dozens of articles, many nutritionists claim. But is it really necessary to drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day? And if a person doesn’t drink that amount of water every day, what can happen? Once and for all we shed light and reveal the truth about one of the most widespread health myths, that of drinking.
Let’s put a stop to it right away, drinking a lot every day is a good thing. The point is to establish how much you need to drink and if the famous liter and a half is really so indispensable. And are we really sure that drinking a lot is only good and never hurt? All doctors agree that hydration is essential for our body, but opinions differ on how and how much to drink.
Let’s shed light and reveal the truth about one of the most widespread health myths
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends drinking at least two liters of water per day, in any form. Attention, the specification is not secondary, because you can take fluids necessary for the body even with food, for example by eating fruit. Our Ministry of Health suggests indicative levels. The website page reads that the water level for women is 2 liters per day and that of men 2.5 liters.
A few years ago there was a sensational stance on daily water to consume, which opened up a wide debate in the British Medical Journal. Dr Margaret McCartney criticized the British health service’s suggestion to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Eight glasses of water is about 2 liters per day. Interesting to find out why the doctor contested this recommendation. For Margaret McCartney, first of all, there was no scientific evidence that could confirm that drinking 8 glasses a day was good for you. Also, according to the doctor, drinking too much water can lead to lower sodium concentration in the body.
The American Society of Nephrology claims that there is no scientific evidence on the benefits of high water consumption. However, he adds that it is essential to keep the amount of water in the body constant. This seems to be the way forward, without binding to a predefined amount, but by taking in the fluids necessary to restore the losses of the day. In short, doctors seem to suggest that you need to drink as much as you need.
You “drink” in this way too
An adult in normal conditions loses on average between 600 and 1,000 ml of water, but consumption increases in the summer. When the organism suffers the first negative effects of a decrease in water, thirst is triggered and therefore it is necessary to drink. But it would also be okay to anticipate thirst and drink earlier.
Fruits and vegetables are also an important source of water for the body. Eating fruit and vegetables is a great way not only to hydrate the body but to take in other substances that are useful for health. For example, among the autumn vegetables there is one that is the most effective for preventing bad cholesterol and cancer.
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Without this fruit you risk weight gain and diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension