10 Myths and Facts About Water
For something so seemingly simple and essential as drinking water , plenty of myths and misconceptions exist about possible water benefits and harms. Learn how to separate the myths from the facts about drinking water. 1. Everyone needs to drink eight glasses of water a day. Myth. Though water is the easiest and most economical fluid to keep you hydrated, the latest Institute of Medicine recommendation is that women should strive for about two liters or eight glasses a day and men should aim for three liters or 12 glasses a day of any fluid , not just water. “No one can figure out where this ‘eight glasses of water’ came from, but I believe it came from the old RDA [recommended daily allowance] for water that matched water requirements to calorie requirements,” notes Georgia Chavent, MS, RD, director of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Conn. “The new requirement from the Institute of Medicine is much ...