Water
Dr. Mercola just ran an article on his newsletter about how much water a person should be getting on a daily basis. The phrase 8×8 is a common usage. That’s 64 fluid ounces and that can come from all foods, not only pure water. Cron-O-meter (COM) defaults to a minimum of 3700 grams which is over 130 ounces! (I know I can manually adjust that). As hard as I try, I can’t get that much. What gives?
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Peter
To change that you need to check the box “Use custom values instead of RDA” in the water setting. Click on the percentage bar in the nutrient targets for water and you will get a pop up to do this with. Put in the values you like and you are set.
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Frnak
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Thanks Frank but can you tell me why the RDA is 130 ounces? I’d be swimming the backstroke!
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As to why, well not really! But here is what they say: The Institute of Medicine has recommended adequate intake (AI) values for total water at levels to prevent dehydration. The AI for men aged 19+ is 3.7 liters each day, and 3 liters (13 cups) of which should be consumed as beverages. The AI for women aged 19+ is 2.7 liters about 2.2 liters (9 cups) of which should be consumed as beverages each day.
Here is their table on the RDA’s, you will find water in it: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Activity Files/Nutrition/DRI-Tables/9_Electrolytes_Water Summary.pdf?la=en
Hope that gives you some insight.
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Frank
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Thanks for this detail.
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Nevermind. Great post.
