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HOW MUCH WATER TO DRINK DAILY AND WHEN

Author(s): N. Grigorie Lăcrița
Subject(s): Review, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Universitatea Crestina "Dimitrie Cantemir"
Keywords: water; hydration; dehydration; daily water consumption; water requirements; liters of water per kilogram body is considered optimal;

Summary/Abstract: The optimal need for daily water consumption for a person is controversial: some experts consider that it is, under normal living conditions, 2 liters, others 3 liters. The expression is wrong in both cases, because, for example, „one person” is 60 kg. and „one person” is also 120 kilograms. Numerous studies recommend: 1) 0.035 liters (35 milliliters) of water per kilogram body weight, for men, in which case, for a man of 100 kg., A normal consumption is 100 kg x 0.034 ml = 3.5 liters; 2) 0.027 liters (27 milliliters) of water per kilogram of body weight, for women, which means that for a 100 kg woman, a normal consumption is 100 kg x 0.027 ml = 2.7 liters. 2. Some experts recommend drinking „liquids” daily, others „water”. Water cannot be replaced by other liquids, especially carbonated beverages (water preparations, caffeine, flavoring agents and a lot of sugar, harmful elements to the body), juices, beer, coffee, tea. When we consume these „liquids” other than water, they not only do not hydrate the body, but, on the contrary, dehydrate by robbing the body of water. Therefore, per kilogram of body weight, the recommended amounts should be consumed as optimal „water” and not „other liquids” such as those mentioned above. 3. It is also important to note that the optimal need for a person’s daily water intake must be determined in the context of his or her real life, which can differ greatly, sometimes even from day to day. depending on several factors, the most important of which are presented below.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2022
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 135-140
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian