Facts and Myths of Drinking Water

There is no living thing can live without water. Although it seems simple, but the water still keep some of the myths and misunderstandings. Find out where the statement is a fact and that's just a myth.

1. People need to drink 8 glasses of water per day.  
Myth. Although drinking water easily available and relatively economical to maintain body fluids, but a recommendation from the Institute of Medicine says women need drinking water per day around 2 liters or 8 glasses, and men about 3 liters or 12 degrees every day.

However, this need not be met entirely from the water. We can also get them from other types of beverages such as tea, milk, coffee, and so on. "No one can determine from anywhere" eight glasses of water "came from, but I believe it comes from the recommended daily limits," said Georgia Chavent, director of the Nutrition and Diet Program of the University of New Haven.

2. Drinking water helps eliminate toxins from the body. 
Facts. Although not fully functioning drinking water to neutralize toxins, the kidneys need water to remove certain toxins from the body. If you do not drink enough water, the kidneys were not fulfilled your fluid needs so it can not do its job properly.

"If the body does not have enough water, the remnants of metabolism will not be wasted as efficiently as it should be," said Amy Hess-Fischl, of the Kovler Diabetes Center, University of Chicago. "The impact is the body will store the toxins in the body, not remove it. Though toxins need to be removed for the sake of health. "

3. Bottled drinking water can lead to tooth loss. 
Myth. Bottled water does not cause tooth loss, but usually bottled water does not contain fluoride, which is added to help prevent tooth decay.

"Fluoride is an important element in the mineralization of bones and teeth," says Constance Brown-Riggs, author of the book The African American Guide To Living Well With Diabetes and nutrition from New York. "With the increasing consumption of bottled water, fluoride is not added, it will increase the possibility of tooth decay."

4. Drinking water can help keep the skin moist. 
Myth. Although drinking water is believed to make people sufficiently liquid so that it can help the skin stay young and strong, in fact, the amount of water you drink has only very little effect to keep skin moist. "While it can maintain adequate body fluids, but drink lots of water to prevent dry skin," says Hess-Fischl.

Basically the skin's moisture level is not specified on internal factors, but external factors such as the environment and the number of oil glands. The number of oil glands that determine how the level of skin moisture. Water consumption can not even reach the epidermis of the skin, which is the outer shell.

5. Drinking water can help you lose weight. 
Facts. Drinking water is not able to specifically trigger weight loss, but it can help the process. Water can replace calorie beverages in the diet, thereby reducing caloric intake. Drinking water can also create a sense of fullness, thereby reducing appetite. Drinking water, especially cold water, may play a role in increasing metabolism.

"A study says drinking water can accelerate weight loss," says Tanya Zuckerbrot, a nutritionist from New York. "Researchers in Germany found that trial participants can increase metabolic rate by 30 percent after drinking about half a liter of water."