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I read: 'on average, you are supposed to drink half your body weight in fluid ounces every day. So if you weigh 160 pounds, you should be drinking at least 80 ounces of water per day. Many argue that drinking a gallon a day is ideal.'
I weigh 150 lbs, so I should drink over 2 litres (4.2 pints) but I don't think I do.
How do you fare on that formula?
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Most days I have four cups of tea and that's it. Probably less than two pints. I could no more drink four pints of water in a day than stick pins into my eyeballs. I can't stand the stuff. The only time I drink water on it's own is if I have to take any pills and I usually try to tie that up with my tea.
My liquid intake consists only of tea, beer (real ale only), wine and Bombay sapphire and Fever Tree. Occasional brandy or liqueur or a cocktail when I'm on holiday (remember those?).
My liquid intake consists only of tea, beer (real ale only), wine and Bombay sapphire and Fever Tree. Occasional brandy or liqueur or a cocktail when I'm on holiday (remember those?).
Most references I've seen don't bother with a formula but simply suggest a target figure of at least 2 litres per day, although some sources suggest a lower figure for women than men, with women only having to aim at 1.6 litres per day.
The current 'official' advice (cited in both Government and NHS publications) is that from the British Nutrition Foundation, which says that adults and teenagers need 6 to 8 glasses of liquid per day:
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In years gone by I almost certainly didn't achieve those amounts but I spent most of 2019 with a catheter inserted into the most delicate part of the male anatomy and various doctors told me that, to prevent any possibility of blockages, I should be aiming for at least 3 litres of fluid intake per day, and that 4 litres per day might be even better. Even though I had the catheter removed a year ago, I continue to keep track of how much fluid I drink each day, which is usually between 2.5 and 3 litres.
Every loo in our regional hospital, together with those in my GP's surgery and in local clinics, seems to be plastered with urine colour charts, such as this one:
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So the idea that we should all keep an eye on the colour of our pee, in order to monitor our hydration levels, seems to be well established and widely accepted.
The current 'official' advice (cited in both Government and NHS publications) is that from the British Nutrition Foundation, which says that adults and teenagers need 6 to 8 glasses of liquid per day:
https:/
In years gone by I almost certainly didn't achieve those amounts but I spent most of 2019 with a catheter inserted into the most delicate part of the male anatomy and various doctors told me that, to prevent any possibility of blockages, I should be aiming for at least 3 litres of fluid intake per day, and that 4 litres per day might be even better. Even though I had the catheter removed a year ago, I continue to keep track of how much fluid I drink each day, which is usually between 2.5 and 3 litres.
Every loo in our regional hospital, together with those in my GP's surgery and in local clinics, seems to be plastered with urine colour charts, such as this one:
https:/
So the idea that we should all keep an eye on the colour of our pee, in order to monitor our hydration levels, seems to be well established and widely accepted.
