OT -- Research debunks health value of guzzling water

Research debunks health value of guzzling water

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0236679720080402
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Wed Apr 2, 2008 6:32pm EDT
By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The notion that guzzling glasses of water to
flood yourself with good health is all wet, researchers said on
Wednesday.

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb and Dr. Dan Negoianu of the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia reviewed the scientific literature on the
health effects of drinking lots of water.

People in hot, dry climates and athletes have an increased need for
water, and people with certain diseases do better with increased fluid
intake, they found. But for average healthy people, more water does
not seem to mean better health, they said.

As far as facilitating toxin excretion, Goldfarb said that was not
verified by any sort of scientific study.

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