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LoneStar2911 t1_j6bzgee wrote

Reply to comment by blakevh in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily

Disputed perhaps, but not disproven. At least, not to my knowledge. I would say the majority of doctors, biologists, etc still agree on “you should drink x amount” (typically depending on your body weight). But yes, I’ve heard of it being disputed. And as the other commenter said, I was also told that once you’re thirsty, you’re already showing signs of dehydration. Until it’s widely accepted that there’s no need to drink unless thirsty, I’ll stick to what I’ve been taught this far. Besides, I don’t like being thirsty. lol

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asingleshot7 t1_j6c3bim wrote

It is so variable that any advice besides "when you are thirsty" is pretty meaningless. There is wildly variable amounts of water in all the foods you eat and you lose water depending on activity, temperature, humidity, size, diet, and health. You can get some feedback from urine (clear is probably a little too much and dark yellow is not enough) but basically just listen to your body. It generally does a pretty good job.

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Lordcavalo t1_j6c2nc8 wrote

Whats been disproven it's not that people should drink x amount of water, that would be absurd, the problem is when people say "you have to drink 8 cups of water per day" which is false, most of the water we consume is through alimentation, people need their amount of water but it's not a fixed number, some people might need 8 cups others might not need at all

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UNFORTUNATE_POO_TANK t1_j6ccegg wrote

I don't know what alimentation is supposed to mean in this context, but generally yeah it just means giving your body nutrients. Drinking water is a form of alimentation, supplying your body with nutrients.

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Lordcavalo t1_j6cnj2v wrote

Yeah I'm sorry I could've just have written simple but I'm dumb, I meant food (rice, steak, chicken, ...)

I think that it's pretty clear now that English is not my first language 😂😂

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UNFORTUNATE_POO_TANK t1_j6dugdy wrote

No worries. No trying to call you out. Just trying to make sure I wasn't missing anything myself.

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LoneStar2911 t1_j6c2zdy wrote

Yeah, I pretty much said it’s not a fixed number for everyone. I said it’s typically determined by a person’s weight.

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Tiramitsunami t1_j6d2vif wrote

It's very debunked. It's just one of those rare not-backed-by-the-evidence health fads popular on the left, so it gets traded around in different circles than the usual stuff.

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