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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Unless you are dehydrated drinking more water is of minimal benefit. Unless you’re replacing other unhealthy drinks with water, but that’s got little to do with the water.
It does seem like the “drink more water” propaganda which has gripped the US for many years now, has been an extremely succesful campaign for getting more Americans to lessen their sugary drink intake in favour of water. That is objectively a good thing.
The downside is all the Americans preaching to everyone else in the world on the internet about it, even though most of us already didn’t drink excessive amounts of sugary drinks.
Look up how cells handle oxydation, radicals. More liquid helps.
Btw, the average adult drinks less than recommended.
Btw, the average adult drinks less than recommended.
Their point is that the recommended amount in the US is bollocks
Yeah, that wasn’t clear from their post.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Drinking more water is the most effective way to prevent and manage kidney stones by diluting urine and stopping mineral crystals from clumping together