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Old 04-21-2008, 05:11 PM
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Based on what? That's twice as much as the popular "media" reccomendation. The burden of proof is on the water worshipers, so let me have it
Based on the 'average person' needing 2-3L. Someone active, and particularly someone who eats more protein (higher than the RDA's stupid value of something like 40g) should be drinking even more.

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And all beverages count.
Not exactly. Any beverage with caffeine will pretty much negate the water in it due to dehydration factor. Same goes for a lot of 'energy drinks' that contain some sort of stim.
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