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How much water should you include in your diet?

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For most people, 6 to 8 cups per day is recommended. The human body requires half a gallon of water a day to stay alive, and doctors recommend drinking roughly a gallon of water a day for optimum health. A gallon of water is 64 ounces, which would be eight 8-oz glasses (as 8 x 8 = 64).

You can calculate your personalized water needs with the hydration calculator in the related links. If you eat a healthy diet, about 20 percent of your water may come from the foods you eat. Also keep in mind that virtually all of the beverages you consume (coffee, tea, soda, juice, energy drinks, and even beer) are mostly water. So if you are drinking half a gallon of juice, soda and coffee each day (for example), you don't need to drink a gallon of water in addition to that. Half a gallon of water, in addition to the half gallon of juice, soda and coffee, will be sufficient.

When you're ill, during hot weather, and during strenuous exercise, you should drink even more water. Physical activity can actually make you less sensitive to thirst, even though your body needs more water.

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