Myth: It's Essential to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day
Myth: It's Essential to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day Eight glasses a day? It is just modern theory (why 8, why not 7 or 9). Our bodies do need plenty of water - and athletes might need more than most - but there's nothing magical about eight glasses Don't forget that water is found in foods as well as beverages. Additionally flooding our body with water meaning Diluting the Water soluble vitamins inside the body & hence reducing their action in the body Water has no natural minerals and vitamins . Whereas fruits and vegetables have 90% water loaded with minerals and vitamins So, when you are consuming whole fruits and vegetables, your requirement for water with minerals and vitamins is getting fulfilled. Additionally, these days the foods that we have these days absorbs more water. Hence, the concept of 8 glasses of water came into being