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Is 8 Glasses of Water Per Day Overkill?

Posted by timothy on from the drink-drink-drink dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "David Harris reports in his science news that the American Journal of Physiology today published a study dispelling the 8x8 myth. That is, the recommendation to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water per day has no scientific evidence behind it. The paper also mentions the risks of drinking too much water and explodes some other urban myths of water drinking such as the 'thirsty means dehydrated' and 'dark urine means dehydrated' myths."

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  1. Re:Stupid by Kredal · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Be sure to wave your hat on the way to the ground. It will look good on film, right before the explosions.

    Trust me, you'll thank me later.

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