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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. Sorry, CLIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You missed this one. Better luck next time!

  2. Two in a row. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    As much as I admire CLIT, it's really sad to see how much they are slacking off lately.