Do you really have to drink 8 glasses of water per day?

I am sure you have heard the phrase many times before that drinking eight glasses of water a day will do good for you.However,according to a new study,there is no evidence whatsoever that support that notion and in fact,drinking enough to quench your thirst is already sufficient for the body's needs.

"Just drink when you are thirsty," was the advice from a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania said "there is simply a lack of evidence in general" that everyone should drink the recommended 1.5 litres of water a day.The researchers there had examined the theory that drinking more water helped the kidneys flush more toxins from the body and they found out that it is not really true,but instead,drinking more water "tends to reduce the ability of the kidney to function as a filter." Another misconception that people have on drinking more water is that it is an ideal aid to those who want to lose weight.There is however no clinical study that proves it really works.There is no denial though that it help dieters feel full.

For me,I don't really believe that our body needs at least eight glasses of water per day.So there is no limitation on how many glasses of water I drink each day.I drink it when I feel like drinking.Thankfully this research has proven that we does not neccessarily need to drink eight glasses of water per day.I also find it interesting about the kidneys part.I didn't know that drinking too much water could reduce the ability of the kidney to funtion as a filter.That is not good definitely.I also dont know anything about how drinking too much water can help you lose weight.I think it is because of the perception that when you drink too much water,you feel full easily instead of having to eat all kinds of mostly unhealthy food which makes you fat,but if you just drink the water,it does not really have a damaging impact on your body as compared to eating unhealthy food.I am sure you know that drinking more water will make you feel you are full easily,I always have this problem when I am eating spicy food.It will come to a point when I can no longer continue eating.You also have to take into consideration that if you drink too much,you will pee more as well,but that is your own business I dont really want to know.

Anyway,back to the topic,now that you know you only need to drink water when neccessary,you don't have to stick to your normal eight glasses per day routine anymore,which is good because you can save the water too.