Water-drinking culture is out of control

[Anonymous]

In Europe and Asia, people seem to manage without carrying huge water bottles around all the time. They're also healthier than Americans on average. How does that happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the protein craze had gone too far. Water seems harmless, but truth is, you can die from drinking too much water:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1770067/

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-mom-dies-of-water-toxicity-after-drinking-too-much-water-on-vacation-family-says/3203387/?amp=1

Americans are much, much more likely to die from eating too much than drinking too much water. Solve diabetes and heart problems, then we can focus on the possible risk from drinking too much water.

[Anonymous]

Offices used to have water coolers and cups, now you are lucky if they have a bottle filler

We all had shorter commutes, and any place would give you a cup of water if you asked.

I think every water fountain I encounter these days has a sad dribble rather than a good arch of water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Europe and Asia, people seem to manage without carrying huge water bottles around all the time. They're also healthier than Americans on average. How does that happen?

Europe is largely much cooler than US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get thirsty easily, especially in the summer. I just have a metal insulated 16 ounce water bottle. I love having icy cold water when it’s hot out. But I definitely do not carry it everywhere.

This. And it lives on my desk but I don’t carry it to meetings with me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In Europe and Asia, people seem to manage without carrying huge water bottles around all the time. They're also healthier than Americans on average. How does that happen?

Europe is largely much cooler than US.

I see plenty of people carrying water bottles around here during the winter.

[Anonymous]

Our federal agency does not offer plastic cups, glasses, or anything of the sort.

In fact, before covid we had a water club in our office (meaning the club members paid individually) so that we didn’t have to drink unfiltered DC tap water.

I promise you I don’t want to lug my own filtered water and thermos from home 5 days/week.

[Anonymous]

Office water club! There's a blast from the past. Yep everyone chipped in $4 or whTever a month. Our admin policed usage to only club members. Lol!

[Anonymous]

Do people offer you a cup of water everywhere you go, OP?

[Anonymous]

I’m picturing that scene in Erin Brockovich where Erin offers the opposing counsels water from the well straight from Hinkley.

[Anonymous]

Oh you again. You seem personally offended that people hydrate themselves. It’s boring how much you care about this perfectly benign behavior 🙄🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am very prone to headaches and constipation and staying fully hydrated helps both. Sorry if it offends you?

Maybe your headaches would go away if you had less water (you might be hypotensive), and your constipation would get better if you had more fiber in the form of whole fruits and veggies. Water by itself will just go through your system in the blink of an eye and turn to pee. Water inside fruits and vegetables will stay inside your digestive tract and help move solids along. It's not the same use of water! You don't actually NEED to lug around a huge bottle of water unless you're doing field work and have no other access to hydration.

Oh look, a “Know It All”—yay!

[Anonymous]

I started because my federal office building didn’t have potable water. I couldn’t believe it when I started and there wasn’t water or a water fountain anywhere. Large Department too with thousands working there. You either paid $$ to the water club to join (it was like $10 a week!) or you lugged a big water bottle from home on the metro. There definitely were days I got really thirsty and had to go buy soda from the vending machine.

Whenever I dial back my water consumption my skin looks worse and gets dehydrated looking.

[Anonymous]

As people age, their sense of thirst diminishes, making them less aware of their need for hydration.

https://seniorsite.org/resource/warning-signs-of-dehydration-in-elderly-what-doctors-want-you-to-know/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our federal agency does not offer plastic cups, glasses, or anything of the sort.

In fact, before covid we had a water club in our office (meaning the club members paid individually) so that we didn’t have to drink unfiltered DC tap water.

I promise you I don’t want to lug my own filtered water and thermos from home 5 days/week.

Does any federal office have free water? I have never worked in a federal office in 25 years that had free water, coffee, or any sort of snack. (Not complaining. My tax dollars don’t need to go to this, but tap water would be lovely) My favorite was when several members of Congress came to a meeting in our office and asked for coffee. We snickered. First, there wasn’t free coffee and secondly, whose coffee mug did they want to drink out of??