Medical Practitioner Disagrees With Recommended 8 Glasses of Water a Day

Medical Practitioner Disagrees With Recommended 8 Glasses of Water a DayGlasgow GP Margaret McCartney is reported to have stated that the recommended drinking of 8 glasses of water a day, is ‘thoroughly a debunk of nonsense’, as there are presently no detailed evidence to prove there are benefits from drinking water.

Also, the NHS is said to be one of the supporters of the 8 glasses of water recommendation, as their Choices websites is said to state: “Try to drink about 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration”.

McCartney, further expressed that many organizations with inherent motives, which enjoy telling doctors and patients what to do and their advice should not be considered.

She said: “While there are some conditions that do benefit from drinking increased water, such as in people with recurrent kidney stones, other evidence for preventing disease is conflicting”.

However, the amount a person should drink is said to depend on personal factors, like sex, age and EFSA's opinion to drink 1.5 to 2 liters of water daily is reasonable for a regular woman or man

Moreover, McCartney expressed that there was no firm scientific and verifiable evidence supporting the claim that drinking plenty of water prevented dehydration, as the published review in the American Journal of Physiology, finally disclosed that there was no scientific evidence regarding drinking lots of water daily.