Kindly let me know if drinking 3 liters of water a day is enough for me. I am a 30-year-old man.
James (by SMS)
If you lead a somewhat sedate lifestyle (office job with a little exercise or something like that), have a varied diet that includes fresh vegetables and/or fruits, don’t live in an excessively hot climate and are generally healthy, 3 liters of water a day should be enough.
READ ALSO: My itchy eyes
However, when it’s very hot, it can become necessary to drink more water just like some medical conditions, strenuous and prolonged exercise or a physically demanding job (or work environment, like a commercial kitchen or steelworks) can drive the required amount of hydration up way beyond that, though.
Generally, your body will tell you when you should drink more water – but its mechanisms can outsmart themselves, under some circumstances, so keeping an eye on your objective water intake as a safety measure might be a good habit to develop – just in case something does go wrong with your body’s self-regulation system…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has assumed duty as the country’s Permanent…
A federal judge in the United States has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from…
A woman who alleges that comedian Russell Brand raped her when she was 16 has…
…as Ekiti elders celebrate legacy of late Babatola A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said US negotiators raised the possibility of Ukraine withdrawing from…
Responding, Umar disclosed that the Foundation had implemented humanitarian and economic empowerment projects worth approximately…
This website uses cookies.