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The mysterious origins of the “8 glasses of water a day” rule (which is false) and how we really get water into and out of our bodies. The amount of water your body needs is directly related to how much your body uses, and the ways that we get water are not limited to glasses of clear liquid!
(via Mind the Science Gap, illustration by Gillian Mayman)
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The mysterious origins of the “8 glasses of water a day” rule (which is false) and how we really get water into and out of our bodies. The amount of water your body needs is directly related to how much your body uses, and the ways that we get water are not limited to glasses of clear liquid!

(via Mind the Science Gap, illustration by Gillian Mayman)

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