If water by itself has no electrolytes, and a person gets their electrolytes daily through food or supplements, then how much water is really necessary to drink daily?
Drinking water has previously been through to be the same as ‘hydrating’, but as more people learn about the importance of electrolytes in hydration, it begs the question then as to how much plain water is necessary to drink daily.
The body is comprised of 60% water…If you eat vegetables and fruit that are high in water then you need to drink less water. You should still consume roughly 64 ounces of water a day (ideally) regardless of how you acquire it. Water is the part of the transport mechanism for getting rid of wastes and has nothing to do with electrolytes. Salt is technically an electrolyte.
Water is important in and of itself, not just for the electrolytes etc in it. You can’t get enough just from food, and I think generally you’d want to avoid having all of it come from beverages with additional calories/caffeine/flavorings/etc.
Electrolytes don’t just come from beverages they come from foods- bananas, avocados, tomatoes- all rich in potassium. Sodium is pretty easy to get from the American diet. Mag also comes from foods.
Wouldn’t put them together. Your body needs water to keep hydrated. Electrolytes play a role in that. But they don’t need to come together in one form.
I drink at least 64oz per day on average and as a consequence make multiple trips to the toilet. By lunchtime I’m in a state of one glass in means one glass out almost immediately. By that time my urine is close to clear.
I find it hard to believe there is any major benefit at that point.
Please change my mind.