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Water - Why We Need To Drink 8 Glasses A Day

By: Maria Esposito
 

Normally, approximately 2.5 litres of water is required daily for a fairly sedentary adult in a normal environment to replace the total loss of water that occurs though urine, faeces, skin and lungs.

This water loss needs to be replaced. One litre or so needs to be as water or other non dehydrating fluids such as cold herbal teas. A little under a litre will come from food intake. The body also makes about 300ml through its own oxidative metabolic processes.

Problems that arise from not drinking enough water is as follows.

1. Pulse rate and rectal temperature increases

2. Increase in respiration

3. Numbness and tingling are experienced in the extremities

4. Increase in blood concentration

5. Lessening of the blood volume and more difficult blood circulation

The difficulty and problems of the blood circulation under such conditions leads to:

1. breathing problems

2. gastrointestinal upsets

3. nausea and loss of appetite

4. if it continues, muscular and emotional problems

In an animal study, where water was restricted the animals were highly irritable and in some cases bad tempered.

Thirst

It has been demonstrated that under intense physical activity a male will only drink voluntarily around 50% as much water as what is required to replace losses from urine and sweat. Only after rest and food do the cravings for the required amount of water return to replace the fluid deficit.

Hot Drinks

After drinking hot liquids, the internal temperature of the body rises, resulting in sweating. This cools the body down. This is sometimes used in the practice of medicine when an increase in body temperature is required for a short time, or whether sweating is required. So it is preferable to choose cool or cold drinks rather than hot ones to replace fluid losses, particularly if hot drinks are the only types of drinks that are normally chosen.

Sugar drinks

During physical activities lasting less than 90 minutes, water is generally the beverage of choice, however, the inclusion of small concentrations of carbohydrate (6%-8% carbohydrate) have been shown to better sustain power output over water alone during physical activities that produce fatigue in 60 minutes or longer.

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For a fuller version of this article please go to the alternative medicine website. Maria is a london nutritionist who specialises in the treatment of allergic disorders. She has worked in the complementary medical field for over a decade.

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