Comments on: Curiosity Quenched About 8×8 Water Recommendation

By: Linus

Linus — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:23:38 +0000

“One popular theory…
“…no clinical evidence”

That’s a hypothesis.

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Pro Dosi Medical Blog » Blog Archive » The Truth About Water — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:22:51 +0000

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By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:33:14 +0000

This is in regards to post #14… Water intoxication comes from drinking an incredibly abnormal amount of water in a very short period of time. It causes your electrolytes to be out of balance, which affects your heart rhythm and brain function. Drinking the equivalent of 3 twenty ounce bottles of water a day will NOT come anywhere close to causing water intoxication. I still don’t understand why some of you are saying that 64 ounces is a “substantial” volume. If it bothers you that much, don’t ADD that much water to your daily intake, but instead replace one of two sodas a day with the same amount of water. It’s better for you, and has no added artificial sweeteners, preservatives or huge amounts of sugar.

When will people realize that all of the “processed”, unnatural things we put in our bodies are the biggest reasons we are the sickest, most overweight population in the world? Water is as natural as you can get. For instance, instead of drinking fruit juice with all its added sugar, try eating the actual fruit. It’s natural and much better for you without all that added junk.

By: Felix Unogwu

Felix Unogwu — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:29:52 +0000

It is rather sad that mankind is so removed from all that is natural, intuitive and common sense that we need professionals to tell us everything including how much water you should or should not drin. What is wrong with the old school style of drinking water when you are thirsty.

Felix Unogwu
Washington DC

By: Someone who cares

Someone who cares — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:39:09 +0000

please help spread the message to everyone you know, every site, email your friends, family, tell every one, it is up to you guys to forward the message, or alot of people will get sick

By: Someone who cares

Someone who cares — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:37:56 +0000

OH my god, I cant believe it has come to this.
People please, for god sakes, water is the magical medicine, try it for a month and see the difference in your body, it cures everything. It is sooo useful to you, that there is a current media Ad campaign to discredit water because Mafia pharmaceutical companies are losing soo much money with more people finding out the secret of staying healthy. check it out http://www.naturalnews.com/022942.html
Ask any doctor.
try it out for 2 weeks. I cant believe you would fall for this. Please dont. Water is extremely healthy.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:37:55 +0000

I do think we need to be careful in how we react to ANY scientific study. One says that eggs are good, another says they’re bad. One says coffee prevents Alzheimer’s, another says it’s the devil incarnate (obvious exaggeration). The point is to gather information from reputable sources and make decisions based on the best available evidence. I happen to be studying body fluid balance in a nursing pathophysiology course and the text (Pathophysiology by Lee-Ellen C. Copstead & Jacquelyn L. Banasik) says that humans are about 80% water as prenatals (75% as a full-term newborn) and that number decreases as we age: 60% for an adult male, 50% for an adult female and is even lower for the elderly. The numbers become less predictable when the person is obese due to the excess body fat. The thirst center in our brain is driven by the volume of fluid in our bodies and the relative concentration of solutes (mainly sodium and other electrolytes). As with most body functions, our sense of thirst declines with age and dehydration (body fluid balance) is a common problem among the elderly.
It concerns me when people/companies claim authority and yet give wrong information or take information out of context to sell a product or service. Be smart and be proactive about everything you put into your body - including knowledge.

By: You don’t need 8 glasses a day… « For a Dose of Intelligence

You don’t need 8 glasses a day… « For a Dose of Intelligence — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:40:08 +0000

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By: plb4333

plb4333 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:25:46 +0000

Carlye - [Post #8], Caffeine is not as much as a diuretic as people think. This long time assumption has also been debunked just lately. The latest studies show that drinks with caffeine are only ‘’slightly” more released from the system than just plain water. So minor it is, that its considered ‘insignificant’ as far as the differences is concerned.

David - [Post #12] , how true it is we just need common sense for what our body needs and doesn’t need. However, I don’t think any of us here are considered ‘obsessed’ with what to do on this subject of how much plain water to drink. I think almost ALL of us get enough water, by means other than just plain water. So with this taken into account, not too many go out of their way to guzzle plain water, whenever they get a chance, to meet that 64 oz. a day myth…

By: laura

laura — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:52:14 +0000

i disagree with brad, there has never been any scientific evidence supporting that 8, 8oz glasses of pure water a day is necessary, or beneficial. yes, drinking water is beneficial but there is no evidence supporting that this substantial volume is required, or that water cannot come in other forms, like juice, milk, or fruits, etc. and there has been evidence that in some, albeit rare, cases drinking this much water can have serious health consequences (such as water intoxication, which can be fatal).(1) peer reviewed literature searches support that this number seems to have been fabricated, and was never supported by any scientific research. You can see the peer reviewed research article below for a discussion of the origins of 8×8, which was shown to me by my physiology professor in college to demonstrate how pervasive myths can become accepted as science.

1.Valtin, H. (2002) “Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.” Really? Is there scientific evidence for “8 × 8″? American Journal of Physiology- Regulatory, Integrative, Comparative Physiology, 283: R993-R1004.
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/283/5/R993