How Much Water Should We Drink?
Much of the following facts are from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Daily fluid intake (total water) is defined as the amount of water consumed from foods, plain drinking water, and other beverages. Daily fluid intake recommendations vary by age, sex, pregnancy, and breastfeeding status. Although there is no recommendation for how much plain water adults and youth should drink daily, there are recommendations for daily total water intake that can be obtained from a variety of beverages and foods. Although daily fluid intake can come from food and beverages, plain drinking water is one good way of getting fluids as it has zero calories. The following recommendations come from The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine : The Food and Nutrition Board released the sixth in a series of reports presenting dietary reference values for the intake of nutrients by Americans and Canadians. This new report establishes nutrient recommend