How to Calculate Your Individual Daily Water Need: Difficult, but Possible
There is a general recommendation for the amount of water consumed per day. This is approximately one and a half to two liters.
But if we examine this topic in detail, it turns out that the recommendation is not suitable for children and is generally far from ideal.
Is it possible to calculate the individual volume of water per day?
It is necessary to consume a milliliter of liquid per kilocalorie consumed, nutritionist Tatyana Zaletova told Lenta.ru .
The consumption rate of 1.5 to 2 liters of water per day appeared due to the fact that this is how much water a city dweller with low physical activity drinks.
At the same time, he consumes from 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day over the same period of time.
But in the case of athletes or people who, due to circumstances, are forced to engage in hard work, lead a more active lifestyle, then the volume of water consumption may increase.
As for other drinks – juice, tea or compote, the calculation is done according to a different system.
In this case, the norm is the volume of water at the rate of 0.75 milliliters per calorie consumed.
According to the expert, these drinks increase the need for water because they themselves are high in calories.
Earlier we talked about what you shouldn’t do if you have varicose veins .
