Do you really need to drink eight glasses of water a day? Can drinking water help you lose weight? Does coffee dehydrate you? Experts explain the science of hydration. This episode originally published September 22, 2022. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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How much water do you drink in a day?
Eight glasses?
Several massive bottles worth?
Or do you feel like you're lucky if you even get a tiny glass down the hatch?
No matter how much water you drink, it seems like we should always be drinking more, right?
That appears to be the message that we're in a dehydration epidemic.
I don't know about you, but I have heard on social media and on the news and from celebrities like just drink more water.
It's a magical cure for everything.
Is water the fountain of youth?
We've all been chugging it all morning because a new study says a key.
To shedding those extra pounds could be.
As simple as having two cups of water before meals.
But it's the best thing for your hair, your skin, your nails, and it's free water.