article_snippet.sent: I was one of those people who walked around clutching a water bottle and sipping at a water bottle throughout the next day,’ she says.
article_snippet.sent: But new research shows that drinking little and often actually doesn’t help the cells replenish properly.
article_snippet.sent: new research’s far better to drink a large glass of water when you’re thirsty.
article_snippet.sent: Why hydration is key .
article_snippet.sent: Barney Calman, Health Editor should all drink at least two litres of water a day – about eight glasses.
article_snippet.sent: The whole two-litres-a-day idea is based on no real scientific evidence.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, one of the only studies to suggest The whole two-litres-a-day idea benefits was sponsored by, you’ve guessed it, a mineral water firm.
article_snippet.sent: Dehydration can be fatal, and in the case of the elderly, sick children or those with other health problems, a watchful eye should be kept on water intake.
article_snippet.sent: If you drink too little, you get thirsty, and go to the loo less.
article_snippet.sent: If you drink a lot, you generally pee it all out.