OT: More Reasons to Drink Water
GoddessXena
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half
of the world population)
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pains for almost
100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day
could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of
sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,
trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen
or on a printed page.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon
cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and
one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day? A minimum
of half your body weight in ounces.
It also helps with nicotine cravings. The colder, the better...
rosie@readandpost
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Wed May 8, 1:33 PM ET
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Want to lower your risk of having a heart
attack? Drink more water, and less of everything else, new research
reports.
Researchers at Loma Linda University in California found that people who
drank at least five glasses of water each day were less likely to die
from a heart attack than those who drank two or fewer glasses per day.
In contrast, people who drank a lot of other fluids were more likely to
die from heart attack than those who drank less, with high levels of
non-water drinking in women associated with a more than twofold
increased risk of death.
The results are based on lifestyle surveys sent out in 1976 to people
living in California Seventh-day Adventist households. This analysis is
based on responses from 8,280 men and 12,017 women, who were all aged 38
years or older in 1976.
The authors, led by Dr. Jacqueline Chan, followed the participants for 6
years and noted their rates of coronary heart disease. A total of 246
respondents died from heart disease during the follow-up period.
Chan and her team found that women who drank more than five 8-ounce
glasses of water each day were 41% less likely to die from heart attack
during the study period than those who drank two or fewer glasses daily.
In high-water consuming men, that risk decreased by 54%.
But when they looked at consumption of other fluids, including coffee,
tea, juice, milk and alcohol, the risk was reversed, with heavy drinking
women exhibiting a more than twofold higher risk of dying of heart
attack. Heavy non-water drinking in men was associated with a 46%
increase in the risk of heart attack death.
In an interview with Reuters Health, Chan explained that researchers
believe that when people drink water, it becomes absorbed in the blood,
which decreases blood "thickness." This lowers the risk of developing a
heart attack-triggering blood clot.
Other fluids can thicken the blood because in order to be digested, they
need to contain the same concentration of particles as the blood. If
upon digestion, the fluids need to be diluted, water gets pulled into
the gut from the blood.
Chan added that these results should be confirmed by subsequent studies,
and that there are certain differences between the study participants
and the population as a whole. All participants were white, and most
reported healthy diets and levels of exercise, with very few respondents
saying they drink alcohol or smoke. However, Chan said she didn't
expect there to be any substantial racial differences, and that her team
used statistical tools to eliminate the effect of other factors on heart
attack. They found that water itself still seemed to protect people.
Unlike aspirin and alcohol, which reduce heart attack risk but can
potentially cause other health problems, Chan said that water is a
cheap, easy, and harmless way to help your heart. Water "can only do you
good," she said.
Commenting on the link between raised risk of heart attack and drinking
juice, which is a healthy drink, Chan said that she doesn't want people
to stop drinking juice, but they should monitor their intake. "It is
very healthy, it's just that you need moderation," she said.
SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology 2002;155:827-833.
ok2bwild
if you are 120lbs...120/2=60.....60oz of water a day....
no snope about that!
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Red Robin
Cause then man I got a lot of oz to drink...
Red Robin
ok2bwild
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