How Much Water Do I Need To Drink? | Earth Lab

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Dr Michael Mosley tells us if we are drinking too much or too little and dispels a few rumours about dehydration and thirst.
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Footnotes:

1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3xdq6f
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/the-eatwell-guide.aspx
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/you-dont-have-to-drink-eight-glasses-of-water-a-day-10469536.html
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/25/drink-eight-glasses-of-water-a-day-oliver-burkeman

2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12376390

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