I can't imagine filling your stomach with a gallon of water and your body absorbing ALL of that. It seems to me that your body needs a constant supply. But I'm trying to gauge how much water should I be doing at one time. Right now I am starting with 8oz every hour. But I'm wondering should it be 12, 16, 18, or 20.
Can you help me out?
2007-11-26 03:46:04 · 13 answers · asked by Yvonne 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Every Human being needs a different amount of water every day depending on level of activity body weight and amount of body fat
2007-11-26 03:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by jetstrike3000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are on the right track - the medical community advises 8 8oz glasses of water a day - however if you are very active you do need more and Tea, Juice, Coffee and milk do not count as they are not totally water and even contain diuretic properties that remove water from your system. So bottom line 64oz a day is the minimum and if you are active or over heated drink more.
2007-11-26 14:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard eight glasses (8oz) of water a day. I guess it would vary depending on what the person needed, but if you drink what I said above you should be doing good and not hurting yourself. It equal out to 64floz which should be fine!
2007-11-26 13:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by Starry Pluto ॐ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly how much water one needs depends on that person such as weight, activity level, etc. I was given something for my birthday called a HydraCoach. It is a water bottle that you enter in your weight and it will tell you how much water you should drink to keep you kidneys functioning properly. It will also track how much you have drink in a 24 hour period. The price was not bad either, about 35.00.
2007-11-26 12:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by Debra M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8oz an hour seems like a bit much, unless you are constantly working out or doing bikram yoga (yoga in a sauna room). As a big water drinker, I think you should drink as much as you are comfortable with, and mix it up with herbal teas or watered-down juices, so that your liquid intake doesn't become a monotonous chore.
2007-11-26 13:00:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is such a thing as Water Poisoning, Hyponatremia, which is drinking too much water over a short period of time washing out your electrolytes, minerals, and sharply reducing your sodium content. There are documented cases of suicide by overdosing with water.
http://www.erowid.org/culture/health/health_water_poisoning.shtml
2007-11-26 11:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on several conditions: Your weight, what you eat, what you are doing, in which climate do you live, etc. In summer you will drink much more because you are sweating. You should drink when you are thirsty, but not when you are eating. So it depends, but about between 1 and 2 liter should do it. (That's 4 to 8 glasses.)
I hope this helps.
Bomoon
2007-11-26 12:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by Bomoon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A person should drink half of their body weight in oz. of water daily. For example if you weighed 160 pounds, you would drink 80 oz. of water a day.
2007-11-26 11:50:46 · answer #8 · answered by junebug 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in one day a person should regularly drink 8 cups of water a day, not all at one time though.excpessially in the winter. in the summer you should drink at least 11-13 a day.
i hoped i helped
2007-11-26 11:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are supposed to have 8 glasses of water a day.
2007-11-26 11:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by smax505 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋