(Political Animal) 8x8....Can insufficient water intake make you sick? Dan Negoianu and Stanley Goldfarb, writing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (that's the study of kidney diseases, folks) say we'll never know
nly large and expensive randomized trials could settle these questions definitively. Given that water cannot be patented, such trials seem unlikely.How droll. But I'm sure someone is working on this.
Actually, the point of N&G's piece was to knock down — once again — the myth that we should all drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (the "8x8" myth). Their conclusion: for normal, healthy people, there's really no evidence one way or the other that doing this has any health benefits. It doesn't clear your kidneys of toxins, it doesn't improve organ function, it doesn't help you lose weight, it doesn't prevent headaches, and it doesn't improve your skin tone. On the other hand, it doesn't do any harm, either. If you're thirsty, drink some water. If you aren't, don't bother.
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