Water V other drinks
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I have been advised to drink up to 2 litres of water per day. I do not like water. What can I drink instead?. Is there really benefits from plain water?
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It is a myth that you need that much and has been debunked many times. Unless you are doing a walk across the Sahara.
Drink a reasonable amount, tea and coffee are nearly as good as plain water, contrary to what the silly myth says. If you never get genuinely thirsty you are drinking enough.
Two to three litres of fluid a day is the standard recommendation. Where has this been debunked?
OP, I also add squash to my water, very diluted, like Red Whine.
Caffeine based drinks are not the best way to hydrate your body and if you were walking across the Sahara you would need far more than 2ltrs a day.
You can add a slice of lemon if you don't like plain water.
For example -
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/11/20/3633741.htm
There is a lot of water in what we consume normally as food, plus beer and other beverages.
Caffeine and alcohol have a diuretic effect if you don't use them regularly but if you do then they are as good as any other water source.
Consuming water in excess of your needs probably does no harm though.
The mechanisms of the body aren't as stupid as the bottled water sellers suggest, if you start to feel moderately thirsty then go have a drink. Don't down litres of the stuff and admire how clear your urine is 15 times a day.
strawberry and kiwi , peach, peach and apricot, ribena--apple and blackcurrant, strawberry fruits, orange--orange/pineapple, orange/mango..( i try to buy loads and mix up a fruity drink..nice..fill the fridge up with drinks and just grab one on a hot day
The diuretic effects of caffeine drinks are minimal when considering the volumes of water you are consuming while drinking them.
Then I top it up with a Kronenbourg
All I said was they weren't the best way to hydrate your body. Personally I don't find coffee particularly thirst quenching, but that's just me
Perhaps there is a medical reason why the OP needs to drink so much? Perhaps we should wait and see eh?
I suffer from recurrent UTI's so drink water like it's going out of fashion.
It is probably best to drink 1.5 lts as water if you drink other drinks as well (such as tea or squash).
Very true, I've been drinking a couple of litres a day for a couple of months now and reakon its cured my gout.