Drs. debunk 7 medical myths

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

8 has no basis in fact, so saying that someone picked it as a balance between too much and too little is trying to create justification for something that doesn't exist.

Well...duh...there are various recommendations for water consumption that are based on different research and other factors. I was theorizing as to why 8 glasses a day was possibly chosen because there's no consistent proof that it has absolutely no justification. Doctors and research institutes can't possibly account for every human being's activity and consumption level so a more general recommendation may have been what they were going for.

Another cool article: http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/NU/00283.html

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Here's a cool article on water that doesn't mention the random 8 glasses a day rule.

http://nutrition.about.com/od/hydrat...terarticle.htm