I personally prefer to cite a recognized and respected medical source than a newspaper article, but the point is still the same: the 8 glass rule is arbitrary.
Everyone is different, therefore has different requirements. You're right - it seems no one can pinpoint where this 8 glass rule came from (perhaps the USDA food pyramid creators?).
At the same time, I'd be willing to wager that most people drink junk fluids. I have a filtered water pitcher at work that I refill at least 2-3 times/day and have been trying to wean my co-worker off her diet sodas (she could stand a healthful eating regimen). I don't just drink clear water, either - my daily morning lemon or ginger tea and the occasional French pressed coffee count as fluid intake, too.
As a marathoner and coach, the only "rules" we teach are that you should drink enough to pass relatively clear urine; that all your fluid does not have to be clear water (there are water-rich foods, too) to drink when you're thirsty and before you feel parched; and hydrate well before, during and after a long run or hard workout.
On other points, I do agree with the "if it's white, don't bite" idea. We really don't need to be consuming refined, enriched or bleached anything. Eat real food!
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I personally prefer to cite a recognized and respected medical source than a newspaper article, but the point is still the same: the 8 glass rule is arbitrary.
Everyone is different, therefore has different requirements. You're right - it seems no one can pinpoint where this 8 glass rule came from (perhaps the USDA food pyramid creators?).
At the same time, I'd be willing to wager that most people drink junk fluids. I have a filtered water pitcher at work that I refill at least 2-3 times/day and have been trying to wean my co-worker off her diet sodas (she could stand a healthful eating regimen). I don't just drink clear water, either - my daily morning lemon or ginger tea and the occasional French pressed coffee count as fluid intake, too.
As a marathoner and coach, the only "rules" we teach are that you should drink enough to pass relatively clear urine; that all your fluid does not have to be clear water (there are water-rich foods, too) to drink when you're thirsty and before you feel parched; and hydrate well before, during and after a long run or hard workout.
Mayo Clinic: Water: How much should you drink every day?
On other points, I do agree with the "if it's white, don't bite" idea. We really don't need to be consuming refined, enriched or bleached anything. Eat real food!
July 22, 2009 - 4:35pmThis Comment
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