Anonymous wrote:My childhood blood stream was 75% kool aid. Or flavor aid if it was a leaner month.
Anonymous wrote:Op - we eat a pretty non-processed food diet. And we don’t buy water bottles. Everything is refillable.
But I can sincerely feel a difference now when I don’t drink enough water. Maybe my body is used to it now.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When people eat a decent diet full of real food, they get most of the hydration they need from that food.
Today most Americans get 60% or more of their calories from ultra processed foods, which are typically high in sodium and other additives that can be dehydrating.
It is very doubtful from a basic science standpoint that most people who carry around a water bottle all day actually need as much water as they are consuming. It's encouraged because if not extreme there is no harm, and it might distract the person from consuming more calories than necessary.
But no, most people eating real food don't need to consume as much water as many are today consuming. Which is sad because we are depleting water resources which are not easily replenishable, and in many cases people are not using long term reusable water bottles and the burden on the environment and other species of the castoff plastic is massive.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256#:~:text=You've%20probably%20heard%20the,a%20day%20might%20be%20enough.
Meh, people ate "ultra processed foods" back in the day, too. Bread, pasta, cheese, yogurt, etc. have long been staples of the American diet. You can't make those without a process.
Yes. But not the ultra processed goldfish, pretzel sticks and veggie straws every hour for a snack. Those are also really salty.
Whatever are you talking about? We had goldfish and pretzels back in the day. I give you that veggie straws are new.
One thing that DID happen was during the "low fat" craze in the 1980s, a lot of "diet foods" upped the sodium to compensate for removing fat and sugar from their ingredients.
Anonymous wrote:Even worse than the lack of water (we never owned a water bottle and snacks were not a thing either) was the constant pop drinking (sorry I was born in Michigan!) Everyone's garage had a selection of 12 packs to choose from.
Anonymous wrote:WE DRANK FROM THE HOSE
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When people eat a decent diet full of real food, they get most of the hydration they need from that food.
Today most Americans get 60% or more of their calories from ultra processed foods, which are typically high in sodium and other additives that can be dehydrating.
It is very doubtful from a basic science standpoint that most people who carry around a water bottle all day actually need as much water as they are consuming. It's encouraged because if not extreme there is no harm, and it might distract the person from consuming more calories than necessary.
But no, most people eating real food don't need to consume as much water as many are today consuming. Which is sad because we are depleting water resources which are not easily replenishable, and in many cases people are not using long term reusable water bottles and the burden on the environment and other species of the castoff plastic is massive.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256#:~:text=You've%20probably%20heard%20the,a%20day%20might%20be%20enough.
Meh, people ate "ultra processed foods" back in the day, too. Bread, pasta, cheese, yogurt, etc. have long been staples of the American diet. You can't make those without a process.
Yes. But not the ultra processed goldfish, pretzel sticks and veggie straws every hour for a snack. Those are also really salty.
Anonymous wrote:WE DRANK FROM THE HOSE