how much water do i need to drink in a day
The Institute of Medicine has determined how much water the average man or woman needs to drink to be healthy: Men -- The average man should drink 3.7 liters or 15 cups of water per day. Women -- The average woman should drink 2.7 liters or 11 cups of water per day. That's a lot more than the 8 cups that you're used to drinking! The good news is that you don't need to get all of your water just by drinking! The recommendations above is for total water intake, which means liquid in all of its forms.