To the Editor:
Whew! What a sense of relief I experienced reading Dr. Aaron E. Carroll’s article laying out the scientific evidence that refutes the need for people to drink eight glasses of water a day.
I can manage about two glasses of water on a good day, and I am never thirsty. My doctor told me a while ago that I get a lot of water from my food so not to worry. But I have lived with a nagging concern that I might be neglecting my health by not downing the recommended eight glasses of water a day.
Most people I know carry water bottles from dawn to dusk. As a good Seattleite, I drink at least three cups of coffee a day, but I had been led to believe that they don’t count because coffee dehydrates. This is another myth dispelled in Dr. Carroll’s article. So my doctor is correct and I can finally relax.
JANICE SABIN
Seattle
