How much water should I drink at one time

Many people must have heard of this saying: if you want to eliminate toxins from your body, you should drink more water, because drinking water can not only replenish the water necessary for the human body, but also accelerate the body's metabolism. For women, drinking more water can also keep their skin elastic. However, when drinking water, it is not appropriate to drink too much water at one time. So how much water should you drink at one time?

Don't drink more than a certain amount of water at a time

Experts suggest that you should not drink more than 200 ml of water at one time, but survey results show that 84.6% of people drink more than 200 ml of water each time on average. In addition, 74.9% of people drink water less than 6 times a day, and nearly 1/3 of people drink less than 1200 ml of water a day.

Never wait until you feel thirsty to drink water. Drink small amounts and frequently. Experts say that in addition to drinking water regularly, drinking water at will is also very important. Because the human body's thirst response mechanism is not very sensitive, people usually feel thirsty only when the body's water deficit reaches 2%. Therefore, you should drink water from time to time, but not too much at one time, about 200 ml each time is appropriate.

In addition, the amount of water you drink will vary depending on each person's physique, environment, climate, amount of exercise and work. For example, people who work outdoors in the summer should drink at least 2000-3000ml of water because they sweat a lot, while in the winter, they sweat less and 1200-1500ml is enough.

How to determine whether you are drinking enough water every day

Experts say that the physiological functions of water in the human body are mainly to promote metabolism, regulate body temperature, and lubricate. Therefore, a normal adult, at the maximum urine concentration capacity, must have at least 500 ml of urine per day to ensure that metabolic waste is excreted from the body. Generally speaking, a normal adult's urine volume is about 1500 ml per day. If the daily urine volume exceeds 2500 ml, it is called polyuria; if the urine volume in 24 hours is less than 400 ml, it is called oliguria; and if the urine volume in 24 hours is less than 100 ml, it is called anuria. Therefore, maintaining normal urine volume is necessary to maintain normal body metabolism. Too much or too little urine volume is not good for health.

The more scientific way to measure how much water you drink every day is to measure your intake by your output, that is, to judge whether your water intake is appropriate by whether the amount of urine you excrete is normal. Generally speaking, it is advisable to maintain 1000-1500 ml of urine per day.

However, it is not realistic to accurately grasp the amount of water you drink in daily life. Therefore, experts suggest that you can adjust the frequency and amount of drinking water according to the number of urinations, the estimated amount of urine each time, and the depth of urine color.

The first is to look at the frequency of urination. Generally speaking, a normal adult should not urinate more than 8 times a day. More than 8 times can be considered excessive urination. Because the average urine volume of an adult is about 200 ml each time, 8 times is 1600 ml. If it exceeds the above indicators, you may be drinking too much water and should make appropriate adjustments.

The second is to look at the color of urine. Normal urine is a clear light yellow liquid. Darker urine may indicate insufficient water intake, so you should increase your water intake appropriately. Light urine may also be an indicator of excessive water intake.