Frequently Asked Questions

Facts about water and weight loss

Just how much water do you really need?

From Christian Finn's Facts About Fitness

You've heard it a thousand times: To stay healthy, drink plenty of water.

Because your body consists mostly of water (50-70% of body weight), fitness magazines, newspapers and diet gurus all recommend we drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses (roughly 1.9 liters) of water a day.

According to conventional wisdom, your performance in the gym suffers if you don't drink enough water. But up until the late 1960s, athletes were advised not to drink during exercise. Experts at the time believed that it made athletic performance worse rather than better [4].

"Whatever the water is, tap or bottled, we need to drink more water," says Dr. Barbara Levine, director of the human nutrition program at the Rockefeller University in New York City. "People are drinking far too much alcohol and caffeinated beverages, which are dehydrating," she says.

Such advice is considered common knowledge, and many articles in the medical and popular press make similar recommendations.

According to a report published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, to be well hydrated, the average sedentary adult man "must consume at least 2,900 milliliters (12 cups) fluid per day, and the average sedentary adult woman at least 2,200 milliliters (9 cups) fluid per day, in the form of noncaffeinated, nonalcoholic beverages, soups, and foods" [9].

Other experts disagree, recommending that one should only consume water "when thirsty."

Why all the conflicting and confusing information? Is it true that water can help you lose weight? Can it, as some claim, reduce your risk for heart disease?

Just how much water do you really need?

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