How much water should I drink each day?

Answer 1

That will depend upon:

• How active you are
• The weather
• How much exposure you get to the sun
• The humidity
• Your weight
• What you eat
• Metabolism
• Your clothing

and perhaps other factors as well.

For the winter, figure on six to eight cups of water per day, as a bare minimum. Your lungs alone use up that much per day.

To that amount, add a further unspecified amount for eachof these: an active lifestyle, time spent in the sun, a warm day, high humidity, a larger body than average, salty and spicy foods, large amounts of (any) food, heavier clothing, certain types of metabolism, and other unspecified factors as appropriate.

There is no precise maximum, but it's better to spread your water intake throughout the day, in order to avoid sudden heavy water-intake, which might interfere with food-digestion or electrolyte-maintenance in your bloodstream.

Drink before you're thirsty.

For the summer, try around twelve to fifteen cups as a minimum for a moderately active person who spends some time outdoors. Do not strictly rely upon this; this is just a starting-point which must be adjusted for each person.

Answer 2

That will depend upon:

• How active you are
  
• How warm or cold the weather is
  
• How much exposure you get to the sun
• The ambient humidity
• Your weight
  
• What and how much you eat
  
• Heredity and metabolism
  
• Your clothing
  

and perhaps other factors as well.

For the winter, figure on six to eight cups of water per day, as a bare minimum for an inactive person.

To that amount, add a further unspecified amount for eachof these: an active lifestyle, time spent in the sun, a warm day, high humidity, a larger body than average, salty and spicy foods, large amounts of (any) food, heavier clothing, certain types of metabolism, and other unspecified factors as appropriate.

There is no precise maximum, but it's better to spread your water intake throughout the day, in order to avoid sudden heavy water-intake, which might interfere with food-digestion or electrolyte-maintenance in your bloodstream.

Do not rely on thirst as an indicator. Drink before you're thirsty.

For the summer, try around twelve to fifteen cups as a minimum for a moderately active person who spends some time outdoors. Do not strictly rely upon this; this is just a starting-point which must be adjusted for each person and for each changing factor.

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