How much water do we need?

Did you ever wonder how much liquid we need to consume on daily basis? Probably you might have heard 8 glasses of water makes is required on day to day basis. It’s not just 8 glasses, it is 8-ounce glasses, which equals about 2 liters, or half a gallon.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is about 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids for men and about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women. 20 % of which we consume from food intake. Apart from water, we consume other fluids too such as cold drinks, milk, juice and more.

The consumption depends a lots on our day to day lifestyle and the environment, where we are inhabiting. If you sweat a lot or do task where body consumes more fluid, obviously you may need more water.

Consuming water before meals have a huge impact on our weight. One study, found that people who drank water before food ate an average of 75 fewer calories. The number may sound small but multiplying it over 365 days and only before one mean results in 27,000 fewer calories over the course of the year. That’s almost an eight-pound weight loss. Though the water is ideal to consume 48 minutes before you have the meal.

We people don’t like to measure things. We don’t measure how much water we consume on day to day basis. So how can we automate it or make it more enjoyable to measure? Think. There numerous mobile application which can help you to keep track and remind you to drink water. Additionally you use 5-10 coins and keep putting them on the empty jar after you complete your each bottle of water. There are numerous other ways, just think and you will figure out the way which suits you.

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