The water myth?

Somewhere recently I read that the myth about needing to drink eight glasses of water per day originated from research that indicated that the body’s daily need for water for its various processes was some 2000 ml–two liters,  or about eight glasses. But this figure hopped into the popular domain as the amount we should drink. In fact, the food we eat contains moisture, and much of the water the body needs comes from that source. But there’s another factor, widely unknown–much water is produced by metabolism of carbohydrates. Those foods contain (as the name suggests) carbon and hydrogen. When hydrogen is oxidized (metabolized), one of the results is that hydrogen-oxygen compound we call H2O–water! The body may use eight “glasses” of water per day, but you do not need to drink that much! As the above article suggests, let your thirst be your guide.