If anything bad happened, mums would say, “You didn't drink enough water”. But is it true, though?
FALSESo, where did this health myth start? According to The New York Times, some believe that the source is a 1945 Food and Nutrition Board recommendation that said people need about 2.5 litres of water a day.This means that the consumption of H2O is directly from boiled/filtered/mineral water that you drink, and can also come from your food - like that package of nasi lemak you had for breakfast, curry mee you had for lunch, or even the ice kacang you had for dessert during this hot weather.
Factors such as sex, body size, daily activities, and living conditions could affect how much water one needs.For example, the amount a child staying at home the whole day would need is less compared with an adult farmer working under the hot sun in the padi field. "Under ordinary circumstances, a reasonable water allowance is approximately 30 to 35ml/kg of usual body weight.
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