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Water, Motherhood, and Apple Pie. Sorry about that first one!

Hydration myths are challenged at NPR by established medical evidence

Richard Pinneau, PhD 

Event summary:

Water is a gospel of health religion. But if you are open to input from science, you and your bladder may be relieved by less pressure to drink 8 glasses per day. —2008-04-07

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Five Myths about Drinking Water

by Allison Aubrey

Listen Now [3 min 49 sec] and/or read at:
           www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89323934&ps=bb5


Morning Edition, April 3, 2008 · Is bottled water better for you than tap? Should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling?...and first, how do you know if you're drinking enough water? NPR consulted medical scientists and heard, ‚ÄúIf you're not thirsty, you're fluid intake is likely ‚Äòjust right.‚Äô‚Äù [ Below are headings of the full article that is available at NPR link. ]
 
Myth No. 1: Drink Eight Glasses Each Day...

Myth No. 2: Drinking Lots of Water Helps Clear Out Toxins...

Myth No. 3: Lots of Water Equals Healthier Skin...

Myth No. 4: Drinking Extra Water Leads to Weight Loss...

Myth No. 5: It's Easy to Get Dehydrated During a Workout...
  
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PERSONAL DISCLOSURES AND DOUBTS:
First, I shall confess that I have long questioned data-free evangelical orations by my water aficionado friends, especially when they are selling expensive ‘special’ waters.

Nevertheless, my experience as a newbie to Colorado’s elevation and aridity is that sometimes my body’s subjective sense of ‘thirst’ is quite slow to reflect the dehydration I experience with physical activity. If I wait until I *feel* thirsty I find that both mind and body have gotten fatigued and that it takes a while for *hydration after the fact* to restore me from that fatigue. [So take breaks for liquid *before* I feel really thirsty.]

Personal accounts from friends’ higher-altitude experiences motivates a caution in me regarding high-altitude dehydration.

Personally, however, I am less convinced that bladder-challenging volumes of water are the answer to the arid environments of business meetings. —rp


 

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