adult women need how much total water intake per day?
However, a simple equation to help adults figure their fluid needs is that for every pound of body weight, you need about half an ounce of fluid intake per day. The other common way to calculate daily fluid needs is to base the fluid need on caloric intake. 1 milliliter of fluid for every calorie ingested. Converted to the household measurement of ounces, your body needs .034 ounces for every calorie that you ingest. Example: You stop drinking one 20 fl oz bottle (the most common size in vending machines) of root beer and replace it with 20 fl oz of water. Savings = 250 calories per day = 1750 calories per week = 7500 calories per month = 2 lbs per month. Even if you simply add water to your dietary intake, you might benefit from enhanced weight loss if drinking water prevents you from overeating. How much water does one person need to drink per day? you should drink at least 7 to 10 average sized glasses of water each day.   One average sized glass is about eight ounces. There are 16 ounces in a pint, 2 pints in a quar…t, and 4 quarts in a gallon, so, mathematically, there are about 128 ounces in a gallon. As with other nutrients, the Food and Nutrition Board recommends a specific daily water intake depending on age and gender. As a general rule, adult males need 3.7 liters of water per day, while adult women need 2.7 liters per day. However, pregnant women should aim for 3 liters per day, and lactating women need 3.8 liters per day. The daily adequate intake of water is lower before the age of 18. From birth to 12 months of age, infants need just 0.7 to 0.8 liters per day -- which is easily achieved through breast milk alone. The daily intake increases to 1.3 liters from age 1 to 3 and 1.7 liters from age 4 to 8. The average diet at the time was approximately 1900 calories, meaning you needed about 64 ounces of water per day. Now the Institute of Medicine sets general guidelines for total water intake. It recommends that women consume a total of 91 ounces (that’s about 2.7 liters) per day – from all food and beverages combined. For men, it’s about 125 ounces a day (or 3.7 liters). Depending on your diet, about 25% of the water you consume comes from your food. Approximately 55-60% of our body weight is water. That's why our body weight can fluctuate so dramatically and quickly… especially after exercise in the heat when we can lose large amounts of body water to sweat. Our bodies depend on water to keep our cells and body systems running smoothly. Sign up to access the rest of the document. Unformatted text preview: Score: 1/1 4. Adult women need how much total water intake per day? Score: 1/1 5. Which of the following is most likely to result in vitamin toxicity if consumed daily over a long period of time? Score: 1/1 6. Ch.8 QB - Score: 1/1 4. Adult women need how much total... This preview shows document pages 1 - 8. Sign up to view the full document. For instance, if you weigh 140 lbs., simply multiply 140 by .5 to estimate your daily fluid needs in ounces, then divide by eight to estimate your fluid needs in cups per day, rounding up to the nearest full cup. [example: 140 x .5 = 70 ounces; 70 ounces divided by 8 = 9 cups of fluid per day] What is the average water intake per day? The average water intake per day would be about 13 cups for men and  9 cups for women. Drinking at least eight 8 ounce cups of water a  day can count toward the daily total.…. 2 people found this useful.
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