An interesting story on water

[Guest guest]

I got this from another support group I belong to. My personal

experience supports the writer's conclusions.

Science - Reuters

No Need to Guzzle All That Water, Expert Says

Fri Aug 9, 7:40 PM ET

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trying to do the " right " thing by drinking

eight full glasses of water a day may do little more than make a

person run to the bathroom, a researcher said on Friday.

Newspaper articles, health and beauty magazines all advise drinking

at least 8 full glasses of water a day totaling 64 ounces for optimal

health -- an approach called " 8x8 " by proponents.

But Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire

said there is no scientific evidence to back up this advice, which

has helped create a huge market for bottled water.

" After 10 months of careful searching I have found no scientific

evidence that supports '8x8', " Valtin, who has written textbooks on

the subject of human water balance, said in a telephone interview.

Writing in the American Journal of Physiology, Valtin, a kidney

specialist, said people forget that the food they eat also contains

some water.

The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council ( news -

web sites) has recommended that people take in about one milliliter

of water for each calorie of food eaten.

This adds up to two liters, or 74 fluid ounces on an average 2,000-

calorie diet. But the National Research Council also noted that much

of this is already contained in food.

" I did 43 years of research on that system -- the osmoregulatory

system. That system is so precise and so fast that I find it

impossible to believe that evolution left us with a chronic water

deficit, " Valtin said.

LOW ON FLUID

If a person gets low on fluid, the body compensates by bringing fluid

back out of the kidneys and by slowing the loss of water through the

skin, Valtin said. Thirst kicks in long before dehydration starts, he

added.

" It does it very quickly and very accurately and it does so in

minutes, " Valtin said.

He said he and colleagues became concerned after seeing dozens of

newspaper and magazine articles urging people to sip water all

day. " I started talking to my colleagues and asking them 'Do you know

of any evidence for this?'. Invariably, they said, 'No I think it's a

myth', " Valtin said.

The journal asked him to review all the scientific studies he could

find and he concluded that someone misinformed has been telling

people to drink large amounts of water when most do not need to.

" I am referring to healthy adults in a temperate climate leading a

largely sedentary existence, " Valtin said. " Persons with certain

diseases must have large volumes of water -- kidney stones are

probably the most common example. "

The rest can just drink enough to slake thirst -- and this includes

coffee, tea, and even beer -- despite their diuretic effects, Valtin

said.

He hopes people will be relieved of the guilt of not getting enough

water, and of the expense of buying bottled water to drink throughout

the day.

" There is also the possibility that if you drink a lot of water that

happens to be polluted then of course you get more pollutants, "

Valtin said.

" Then there is the inconvenience of constant urination, the

embarrassment of having to go to the bathroom all the time, " he

added.

And overdoses of water can cause water intoxication that can lead to

confusion and even death. Water intoxication is one deadly effect of

taking the drug Ecstasy, for instance, because it makes people

thirsty beyond their physical needs.

Ray Hooks

For WLS nutrition info, visit

http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

[Guest guest]

I do think that drinking a lot of water can be beneficial to achieving

and maintaining weight loss. In order for something to be absorbed

through the intestines, it has to spend some time in the intestine.

Drinking a lot of water tends to flush food substances through the

intestine before maximum potential absorption has occurred. I think the

point of the article is that 64 oz of water is not necessary to avoid

dehydration. There may well be other benefits to drinking a lot of

water.

Ray Hooks

For WLS nutrition info, visit

http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

Faulkner wrote:

>

> I just can't buy into this " research " . I do know that when I drink lots of

water, my skin is soft, my face looks better and feels better to the touch, I

lose any puffiness around my eyes and I just generally feel better. Plus I

doubt if there is much water in " dense " protein. Maybe in fruit and veggies,

but for those who keep those to a minimum because of the carbs (not me), they

wouldn't be getting any water from their foods, I wouldn't think. Of course, I

just really enjoy drinking water. It's my beverage of choice, beyond health

reasons, just because I like it. That's just my 2 cents.

> in Akron

> Ray Hooks wrote:I got this from another support group I belong to. My

personal

> experience supports the writer's conclusions.

> Science - Reuters

>

> No Need to Guzzle All That Water, Expert Says

> Fri Aug 9, 7:40 PM ET

> By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

>

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trying to do the " right " thing by drinking

> eight full glasses of water a day may do little more than make a

> person run to the bathroom, a researcher said on Friday.

>

> Newspaper articles, health and beauty magazines all advise drinking

> at least 8 full glasses of water a day totaling 64 ounces for optimal

> health -- an approach called " 8x8 " by proponents.

>

> But Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire

> said there is no scientific evidence to back up this advice, which

> has helped create a huge market for bottled water.

>

> " After 10 months of careful searching I have found no scientific

> evidence that supports '8x8', " Valtin, who has written textbooks on

> the subject of human water balance, said in a telephone interview.

>

> Writing in the American Journal of Physiology, Valtin, a kidney

> specialist, said people forget that the food they eat also contains

> some water.

>

> The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council ( news -

> web sites) has recommended that people take in about one milliliter

> of water for each calorie of food eaten.

>

> This adds up to two liters, or 74 fluid ounces on an average 2,000-

> calorie diet. But the National Research Council also noted that much

> of this is already contained in food.

>

> " I did 43 years of research on that system -- the osmoregulatory

> system. That system is so precise and so fast that I find it

> impossible to believe that evolution left us with a chronic water

> deficit, " Valtin said.

>

> LOW ON FLUID

>

> If a person gets low on fluid, the body compensates by bringing fluid

> back out of the kidneys and by slowing the loss of water through the

> skin, Valtin said. Thirst kicks in long before dehydration starts, he

> added.

>

> " It does it very quickly and very accurately and it does so in

> minutes, " Valtin said.

>

> He said he and colleagues became concerned after seeing dozens of

> newspaper and magazine articles urging people to sip water all

> day. " I started talking to my colleagues and asking them 'Do you know

> of any evidence for this?'. Invariably, they said, 'No I think it's a

> myth', " Valtin said.

>

> The journal asked him to review all the scientific studies he could

> find and he concluded that someone misinformed has been telling

> people to drink large amounts of water when most do not need to.

>

> " I am referring to healthy adults in a temperate climate leading a

> largely sedentary existence, " Valtin said. " Persons with certain

> diseases must have large volumes of water -- kidney stones are

> probably the most common example. "

>

> The rest can just drink enough to slake thirst -- and this includes

> coffee, tea, and even beer -- despite their diuretic effects, Valtin

> said.

>

> He hopes people will be relieved of the guilt of not getting enough

> water, and of the expense of buying bottled water to drink throughout

> the day.

>

> " There is also the possibility that if you drink a lot of water that

> happens to be polluted then of course you get more pollutants, "

> Valtin said.

>

> " Then there is the inconvenience of constant urination, the

> embarrassment of having to go to the bathroom all the time, " he

> added.

>

> And overdoses of water can cause water intoxication that can lead to

> confusion and even death. Water intoxication is one deadly effect of

> taking the drug Ecstasy, for instance, because it makes people

> thirsty beyond their physical needs.

>

> Ray Hooks

> For WLS nutrition info, visit

> http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do think that drinking a lot of water can be beneficial to achieving

and maintaining weight loss. In order for something to be absorbed

through the intestines, it has to spend some time in the intestine.

Drinking a lot of water tends to flush food substances through the

intestine before maximum potential absorption has occurred. I think the

point of the article is that 64 oz of water is not necessary to avoid

dehydration. There may well be other benefits to drinking a lot of

water.

Ray Hooks

For WLS nutrition info, visit

http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

Faulkner wrote:

>

> I just can't buy into this " research " . I do know that when I drink lots of

water, my skin is soft, my face looks better and feels better to the touch, I

lose any puffiness around my eyes and I just generally feel better. Plus I

doubt if there is much water in " dense " protein. Maybe in fruit and veggies,

but for those who keep those to a minimum because of the carbs (not me), they

wouldn't be getting any water from their foods, I wouldn't think. Of course, I

just really enjoy drinking water. It's my beverage of choice, beyond health

reasons, just because I like it. That's just my 2 cents.

> in Akron

> Ray Hooks wrote:I got this from another support group I belong to. My

personal

> experience supports the writer's conclusions.

> Science - Reuters

>

> No Need to Guzzle All That Water, Expert Says

> Fri Aug 9, 7:40 PM ET

> By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

>

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trying to do the " right " thing by drinking

> eight full glasses of water a day may do little more than make a

> person run to the bathroom, a researcher said on Friday.

>

> Newspaper articles, health and beauty magazines all advise drinking

> at least 8 full glasses of water a day totaling 64 ounces for optimal

> health -- an approach called " 8x8 " by proponents.

>

> But Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire

> said there is no scientific evidence to back up this advice, which

> has helped create a huge market for bottled water.

>

> " After 10 months of careful searching I have found no scientific

> evidence that supports '8x8', " Valtin, who has written textbooks on

> the subject of human water balance, said in a telephone interview.

>

> Writing in the American Journal of Physiology, Valtin, a kidney

> specialist, said people forget that the food they eat also contains

> some water.

>

> The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council ( news -

> web sites) has recommended that people take in about one milliliter

> of water for each calorie of food eaten.

>

> This adds up to two liters, or 74 fluid ounces on an average 2,000-

> calorie diet. But the National Research Council also noted that much

> of this is already contained in food.

>

> " I did 43 years of research on that system -- the osmoregulatory

> system. That system is so precise and so fast that I find it

> impossible to believe that evolution left us with a chronic water

> deficit, " Valtin said.

>

> LOW ON FLUID

>

> If a person gets low on fluid, the body compensates by bringing fluid

> back out of the kidneys and by slowing the loss of water through the

> skin, Valtin said. Thirst kicks in long before dehydration starts, he

> added.

>

> " It does it very quickly and very accurately and it does so in

> minutes, " Valtin said.

>

> He said he and colleagues became concerned after seeing dozens of

> newspaper and magazine articles urging people to sip water all

> day. " I started talking to my colleagues and asking them 'Do you know

> of any evidence for this?'. Invariably, they said, 'No I think it's a

> myth', " Valtin said.

>

> The journal asked him to review all the scientific studies he could

> find and he concluded that someone misinformed has been telling

> people to drink large amounts of water when most do not need to.

>

> " I am referring to healthy adults in a temperate climate leading a

> largely sedentary existence, " Valtin said. " Persons with certain

> diseases must have large volumes of water -- kidney stones are

> probably the most common example. "

>

> The rest can just drink enough to slake thirst -- and this includes

> coffee, tea, and even beer -- despite their diuretic effects, Valtin

> said.

>

> He hopes people will be relieved of the guilt of not getting enough

> water, and of the expense of buying bottled water to drink throughout

> the day.

>

> " There is also the possibility that if you drink a lot of water that

> happens to be polluted then of course you get more pollutants, "

> Valtin said.

>

> " Then there is the inconvenience of constant urination, the

> embarrassment of having to go to the bathroom all the time, " he

> added.

>

> And overdoses of water can cause water intoxication that can lead to

> confusion and even death. Water intoxication is one deadly effect of

> taking the drug Ecstasy, for instance, because it makes people

> thirsty beyond their physical needs.

>

> Ray Hooks

> For WLS nutrition info, visit

> http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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