What is the minimal amount of a water a person can drink a day and still survive?

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Leslie Bonci, RD, CSSD · Answer

This is the really interesting question about the minimal amount of water that we could drink everyday em survive. Now as a sport dietitian, I am always about optimal and optimal is not minimal but optimal is not excessive. So what are the recommendations for fluid per day for women? It is minimally about 72 ounces of liquid a day for men minimally is probably about 120. 20 ounces of liquid a day. If you're physically active, you're going to need more. Now, I use the word liquid for a reason is water. Is a fluid juice of the fluid. Milk is a fluid, even coffee and tea. Caffeinated are also fluids for the body. If you have soup, if you have stew, if you have a popsicle, if you have yogurt, if you eat fruits and vegetables, all of those foods are part of your fluid intake. So it just doesn't have to be water. We know that being well hydrated is essential for all aspects. Of health and body functioning and certainly has an impact on strength speed, performance, injury, prevention, even when it comes to body composition goals by being well hydrated. So let's not think about minimal. Let's think about optimal. Making sure that we are consuming fluid or fluid containing foods as part of every single meal during the day. So glasses up hydrate up score with your poor.

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"What is the minimal amount of a water a person can drink a day and still survive?"