Is drinking a lot of water good for you?(0)
No, it is not. That is according to a UPENN research team. Drinking all that water does not do you any good.
We all heard the eight glasses of water a day rule. The more we drink the better it is for us. Not so, say Dr. Goldfarb and Dr. Negoianu who have studied the medical literature on the effect of drinking water and its health benefits. Surely, there are people who need to drink a lot of water - for example, athletes, people in dry and hot places. But more water does not do a thing for normal healthy people. There are four benefits of drinking a lot of water that are commonly cited: it helps us get rid of more toxins; makes our skin look healthier, helps us loss appetite, and prevents headaches. As for toxins, kidney does the job with or without water. So what does more water do for you? Goldfarb said:
“When you take in a lot of water, all you do is put out more urine but not more toxins in the urine.”
There is no solid scientific evidence for the other three claims either. Should you stop drinking lots of water? Not really. It does not do any harm, so no need to change your habits. And if you stop guzzling water what will happen to the billion-dollar bottled water market? By the way, you get tap water and pay for the packaging. And we all know more of those bottles are not good for the environment.
