how much water do you drink in a day?
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try to keep it around me all day so i don't realize how much i drink.\n\nbetween 20 and 40 ounces
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Almost true, first off all it will hidrate you (and your skin). It will help your body get rid of impurities in your blood, kidneys, and skin. It will help your body balance salts and minerals. And help you digest your food.\n\nAll known forms of life depend on water. (Note however that some bacteria and plant seeds can enter a cryptobiotic state for an indefinite period when dehydrated, and "come back to life" when returned to a wet environment). Water is a vital part of many metabolic processes within the body, and significant quantities of water are used during the digestion of food.\n\nAbout 72% of the fat free mass of the human body is made of water. To function properly the body requires between one and seven litres of water per day to avoid dehydration, the precise amount depending on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. However, most of this is ingested through other foods or beverages (hot tea being often used in deserts to avoid dehydration, etc.) It is not clear how much water intake is needed by healthy people. However, for those who do not have kidney problems, it is rather difficult to drink too much water, but (especially in warm humid weather and while exercising) dangerous to drink too little. People can drink far more water than necessary while exercising, however, putting them at risk of water intoxication, which can be fatal. The "fact" that a person should consume eight glasses of water per day cannot be traced back to a scientific source. The latest dietary reference intake report by the US National Research Council recommended 2.7 liters of water total (including food sources) for women and 3.7 liters for men.
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8 to 10 glasses of water a day. Roughly 1/2 gallon
829152
That's good to drink water, but what you eat and how much is more important. The calories eaten must be less than the calories burned through daily activities and exercise.
465660
Drink at least 8 8oz glasses of water per day to stay hydrated. check out the USDA's website www.mypyramid.gov for other healthy tips. Hope this helps.
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There is NO SET AMOUNT that you "should" drink in a day.\nYou'll hear a lot of bullsh!t about "8 glasses" or "half your weight in oz.", but there's NO science backing any of that.  It's all just folklore and urban myth.\n\nDrink when you're thirsty.  Period.
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water-supply inflow rate which supply water to its end use points at the required flow rate and pressure.\n\nEach person uses about 63.75 gallon a day\n\nA average family of four uses 255 gallons of water indoors per day.\n\nMultipy that by a small city of about 50,000 people\n127,500,000 gallon per day
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yes and no.  There reaches a point where your body will start retaining the little bit of water you do take in.  Weight watchers, of which I am a member, recommends that you drink 8 glasses (8oz each) of water in order to be healthy and help to stop from being hungry.  Although I wouldn't drink anything before a weigh-in, I do believe in keeping well hydrated.
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Water is consumed in virtually every metabolic and chemical process your body engages in. Drinking water will fuel those processes and give you more energy. When you excercise (which of course you are, if you wish to lose weight), you comsume vast amounts of water, usually 2-3 times as much as you sweat out, and you sweat more than you think.\n\nThe process of "digesting" water is catabolic, meaning it consumes calories, so drinking water between meals will keep you from binge-eating later and it will burn a small ammount of calories to boot.\n\nWater is the most pure liquid you can drink, the benefits of water go on and on. Everyone should drink several glasses worth every day.
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Honestly, it depends on your weight & activity level.\n\nIf you are not very active, meaning you mostly sit alot of the time, either watching TV, being on the internet & the only exercise you get is in gym class & walking to the bus stop (sedintary), then you only need about 50oz. if you weigh about 100lbs. But if you're fairly active, like involved in a sport in/out or after school & do a lot of things around the house, yard work, etc, then add a 1/4 more (25oz more) on to that, for someone weighing about 100lbs.\n\nHere's how you find out how much water you should drink- take your body weight & devide it in half. For example, if you weigh only 80lbs & are pretty much a couch potato, then you need to drink AT LEAST 40oz of water a day. However, it is strongly recomended that kids (over 65lbs) drink at least 50oz a day. The more active you are, the more water you need, because you have to replace what you lost through working out & from what you muscles obsorbed while working out.\n\nThe 8 8oz. glasses a day rule, or 64oz a day, really only applies to sedintary adults weighing an average of 150.
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Drinking a gallon of water a day is fine as long as you're not drinking it all in one sitting.  As a general guideline, most adults need about three quarts of fluid each day. Much of that water comes from food, so 8-12 eight ounce glasses a day is a common recommended intake. You may need more water if the weather is very warm or very dry, if you are exercising, or if you are taking certain medications. \n\nAs far as the gut thing goes...give me a break!
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8-10 glasses a day 8oz. each.  If your catching a cold or fighting infection you will need more.  Dry cold air will dry out your skin.  Watch your salt intake, too.  And moisturize a lot.  Vitiamin E suppliments may help too. IF that doesn't work check with a doctor.  Thryoid conditions and blood sugar problems can make you thirsty a lot.
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It depends on how much water you drank during the course of the day. The healthiest numbers as doctors say is 4-6 for well hydrated people but of course everyones water needs are different. Like If you do sports like football or baseball you need a lot of water but if you do swimming you don't because the water is all around you (even though you don't drink it because of chlorine and other chemicals).
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2 Litres, which includes all the liguid you drink in 24 hours,  such as water, tea, coffee etc. Any more can be bad for you as you then start to lose electrolytes from the body. So the old '2 litres' of water per day is wrong, unless you only drink water.
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Water in such large amounts is poison!  \n\nIt causes a condition called hyponatremia.  Drinking so much water (you're talking about half a gallon every 15 minutes- that's 2 gallons an hour, or 32 gallons in a 16 hour day) causes your blood to become diluted, which interferes with your heart, brain, and muscle function. Untreated, it can lead to comma or death. \n\nThis is NOT a safe way to increase your metabolism.\n\nIn a healthy adult, the kidneys can process a MAXIMUM of  4 gallons (512 oz) per day.  However, even that much water will not increase your metabolism.  Only exercise can increase your metabolic rate.
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Drink a lot of water! that is the key
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My age 55 . But according to U.S.A. standards we are suppose to drink 8 20 ounce glasses a day, and I do.\nMy doctor agreed with U.S.A. standards.It is for all ages,races,etc.It will keep you healthy and strong.