Should people drink eight glasses of water a day?

Answer 1

We MUST drink water on a daily bases and stay hydrayated to keep our bodies functioning properly. Our bodies are made up mostly of water. About 85% of our brain's are made up of water, about 80% of our blood, and even 70% of our muscles are made of water. Water discharges toxins from the food and air we take in every day. To keep your liver, kidneys, and metabilism working at 100% you need water. Water also carries nutrients and oxygen throughout your body.

Some signs of not enough water are being thirsty (of course), dry skin, and headaches. Another way to tell if your in need of water is when you feel hungry try drinking a glass or two of water before you eat to make sure you arnt just in need for a drink.

Serious things can occur without water such as blood clotts, constipation, and Urinary tract infections.

Answer 2

You can. Just one thing, you have to at least drink 4 glasses of water. It is okay if you don't drink 8 glasses of water per day because your food has water in it. But you do have to make sure that your water is balanced to live at your healthiest.

Answer 3

Well, you need to drink enough water so your body can work right. If your heart doesn't get enough water, it will have to work harder, thus making problems. Your joints will also be affected with not drinking enough water. Your joints need a certain amount of fluid, so if you are pretty young and having joint pain, try drinking more water first then going to medication. Hope this Helps!

Answer 4

Nutritional recommendations are to drink one cc for each calorie you should be ingesting. There are 240 cc in one 8-ounce cup. If you are an 'average' person and consume 2000 calories in a day, then you would be recommended to have 2000 cc of water, which equals 8.3 cups.

If you are a larger, more active person, then more fluid would be required to keep you adequately hydrated. In fact, if you consume fluids in forms other than water, you can still maintain hydration (ie, juice, milk, and other beverages docount).

During exercise or spending time in hot conditions, when water is evaporated from your body, additional fluid should be taken to replace these losses.

Answer 5

it helps your skin be so much more healthier and glowing! water is so important not just for your skin it does not matter if how many glasses as long as you consume it in your body.

Answer 6

It depends on the drink. A healthy serving of water would be eight glasses, while wine, drunk for heart health, should only be about 1 glass a day.

Answer 7

yes it is you should only drink three cups of it cause you may puke or get a stomache for drinking to much