Will we now see an end to the continuous slurping of water?
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Perhaps we will return to what humans have been doing since they evolved, just drinking when thirsty.

I just sent this to my husband as he is always moaning at me for not drinking enough...tee heee heee.

Why is it that Americans always have some drink in their hand - like a coffee/coke/water whatever. I'm always amazed by this.

Hopefully this will be taken seriously. I've often wondered why people need 2 liters of water when all food and other drinks supply liquids. That was the part of the original study that has been ignored

Carrying a water bottle enables me to drink when thirsty, unlike the forty or so years before I figured out that I didn't have to spend a lot of time and energy looking for a drink when I wanted one.

Well I still love all my water and will continue to drink it.

All I drink is water and I enjoy it!!!

Yes, I've often wondered when people became so thirsty. Certainly it was in my lifetime, because I can clearly remember a time when constant hydration was not common. I take water on hikes, and sometimes on long car rides.

First came the Hippies, then the Sippies . . .

I will still carry my water bottle when traveling! Learned the hard way on my first trip that all that walking and tower climbing is exhausting and you need to stay hydrated....but I'm old too!! ;-)

I just put one of those small bottles that I fill at the hotel tap in my daybag. I don't walk around with it in my hand. I don't like to stop to buy a beverage when a few sips will replenish from the walking and climbing.

When I am living a 'normal' day-to-day life, going to work, running errands, I don't need to drink water between activities. This would apply to most locals.

Also, Americans are very used to 'multi-tasking' and this applies to refreshing oneself at the same time one is out sightseeing.

I take water in my rucksack when walking in the country, but in a city, I'll go into a cafe if I want a drink.
I've always thought that continuous drinking must put a strain on the kidneys.
The latest research seems to agree with me,

I find I need more water the older I get; and I have found that occasional daytime drowsiness and feeling out of sorts seem to be cured by drinking water (at which point I turn out to be much thirstier than I thought I was). But I wouldn't force myself to drink if I didn't feel the need.

And if you do rely a lot on drinking coffee and coke, you will probably need more water to keep all that caffeine diluted.

>>>Why is it that Americans always have some drink in their hand - like a coffee/coke/water whatever. I'm always amazed by this.<<<

The water bottle is their comforter.

I probably consume closer to 3 or 4 liters of liquids a day (almost exclusively water), not counting what I get from food. I'm under no illusions that it is some easy way to better living, but until someone says it is bad for me, I'm not likely to stop.

Frankly, I like drinking that much. I like not being thirsty, and it keeps me from getting as hungry, or so it seems.

Give me a break. The benefits of above average water consumption are generally only seen by folks who exercise regularly. After many years of weightlifting 5 days a week and keeping a clean diet, I can say without doubt that consuming extra water has helped control my hunger throughout the day and keep excess water weight off. Enough of a difference that I can actually see in the mirror and on the scale. It must me doing something me if it’s keeping 4-6 lbs of excess garbage off of me. You may not notice if you are over 20% bodyfat. Most folks that I see carrying water around appear to be fairly health conscience, not just addicted to water and not people swayed by the media and water companies. Your water requirements are generally lower when you spend most of your time sitting around thinking how much smarter and non-addicted you are than others. Please..

If you are drinking water, then you are not drinking artificial sugar-laden garbage instead. I thought everyone already understood that was the point.

Some of you should visit the Middle East where people drink nothing with their meals -- tea will arrive long after the food is gone.

It takes getting used to.

That may explain the extreme interest in health and fitness in that region.

I'm neutral on whether drinking a lot of water is good, but I'm not at all neutral on the subject of the massive amounts of trash we generate in water bottles. It's one thing to take a drink from a plastic bottle. It's an entirely less benign thing to go through several plastic water bottles daily. And, of course constant refilling of the same unwashed water bottle is disgusting for the germs that are breeding. But, cleaning a water bottle, just as you'd wash out a glass you'd previously used, makes sense.

Baloney. I know water is good for a person. Have you ever smelled the breath of a person who is dehydrated? It smells like a cave.

The "old person" smell comes from dehydration.

Lift up some skin on the back of your hand, if it stays up you are dehydrated.

I am keeping my water bottle with me, I don't need to flaunt it but it is there !

It takes nine gallons of water for your body to process one pound of fat. Even if you are burning calories your body won't be able to burn the fat without plenty of water (this from a college physiology course).

Also by the time you feel thirsty, your body is a quart low. At one quart low, your brain works at only 75% efficiency. Brain efficiency drops off rapidly as you become more dehydrated (this from aerospace physiology taught by Air Force).

Be happy and healthy, drink water. It is true that there is water in everything you eat but your body needs those fluids to process what you ate.

The worst thing about drinking a lot is needing a toilet a lot. Don't ever pass up the opportunity to use a clean and/or free toilet (maybe you will get lucky and have both).