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AGGIEL1FI
THE BATTALId
All Wet
Eight glasses of water a day no long&
applies to current diets, experts say
By Bob Condor
KRT CAMPUS
My high school biology teacher. Mr. Bourey,
one of the great ones, is not going to like this
next sentence. Sometimes science doesn't give
you the whole story.
Recently, the federal government's Institute
of Medicine issued a report that cast doubt on
whether we all need to drink at least 8 glasses of
water each day for optimal health. The institute's
panel said Americans already get plenty of fluids
— even if it's from soda or coffee — that count
toward the minimum daily requirement.
The panel found women get nine daily cups
of fluid on average and men take in 13 cups. It
reasoned that we get an additional two to three
daily cups of fluid from our food, such as a half
cup from a turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich or
full cup from a dinner salad. Using a scientific
"All of the research 1 have ever review
shows our body hydration must dropatleasi
percent before we get thirsty," said Kleiner,^
has served on government panels and consul!
major corporations that sell both bottled wi!
and soft drinks. "At the 2 percent drop, wen*
definitely experience both a diminished men
and physical performance."
Other researchers theorize the body's
gland, which controls thirst, becomes less el
cient as we age.
Coming oft the federal announcement,ill
American College of Sports Medicine wans
"thirst alone is not the best indicator of dehydn
lion or the body's fluid needs." Its position
the issue is that prolonged physical adit
and/or heat exposure can confuse the bod
thirst response.
Consequently, ACSM recommends drink
fluids before, during and after exercise toll
analysis, the Institute of
Medicine said there is enough
water in these daily fluid
intakes (beverages and food)
to keep the body supplied.
So drink only when you are
thirsty. That's the federal gov
ernment's recommendation.
Roughly 60 percent of
Americans are obese, and we
measure annual consumption
of soft drinks in gallons per
year or cans per day for the
people who drink them. The
Center for Science in the
Public Interest, a Washington,
D.C.-based advocacy group,
estimates that soft drinks rep
resent more than a quarter of
the typical American's daily
fluids intake.
Yet a government-commis
sioned panel is telling people
not to worry about drinking
water, that all fluids count.
"Water is a non-caloric
u
All of the research
I have ever reviewed
shows our body
hydration must
drop at least 2 per
cent before we get
thirsty. At the 2
percent drop, we
most definitely experi
ence diminished men
tal and physical per
formance.
—Susan Kleiner
Sports nutritionist and
author of "Power Eating"
health beverage,” said Susan Kleiner, a Seattle
sports nutritionist who has worked with pro
teams and has recently published the second edi
tion of her book "Power Eating" from
Champaign, Ill.-based Human Kinetics. "I
understand the basic science that 'a fluid is a
fluid,’ but I think we are missing the broader
point that drinking water is nothing but positive
for the body."
Drinking water can add fluids without the
"empty" calories of sugary soft drinks or arbi
trary chemicals and preservatives in diet bever
ages. Water can curb appetite if we drink it first
when we are hungry (because we might actually
be thirsty). Water doesn’t negatively affect mood
or make us jittery. It helps digestion. It's less
expensive and readily available.
Plus, Kleiner takes issue with the recommen
dation to drink only when we are thirsty.
regulate body temperate
replace fluids lost throughswej
and achieve the best possiA
performance.
Kleiner said the federal pan;
looked past preliminary stufc
linking more water consumpto
with reduced risk for colon
bladder cancers.
"It's observational data,''slK
said. "Yet that is no reason
ignore it."
The federal panel also urjd
Americans to consume 40 pei
cent less sodium and consider
ably more potassium.
The current recommendel
daily amount for sodium, orsali
is no more than 2,400
ligrams per day, the equivalem
of a heaping teaspoon of sail
The new recommendation
1,500 milligrams daily.
Yet studies show the averas
American eats more than 4,1
milligrams a day. three-quarters of
it from restaurant meals and com
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said Dr. Lawrence Appel, a professor of met
cine at Johns Hopkins University, who ledlii
institute panel.
The panel also suggested most Americans a
a lot more potassium to help lower blood pre
sure and prevent bone loss. The new recommen
elation, which will be incorporated into fedeni
dietary guidelines, is 4,700 mg a day or to
double current consumption. Potassium is
tiful in bananas, spinach, cantaloupe and n
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Buckingham Palace announces
new Master of the Queen's Musk
LONDON (AP) — Composer and conductor
Peter Maxwell Davies has been named Master
of the Queen’s Music, Buckingham Palace
announced Monday.
Davies, one of Britain’s best-known living
composers, replaces Malcolm Williamson in
the ceremonial post. Williamson died in
March 2003.
The 69-year-old is the composer of almost
300 works, including the operas “Taverner’an
“The Lighthouse” and “Eight Songs for ate
King,” about Queen Elizabeth H’s troub;
ancestor, George III.
Master of the Queen’s Music is an honoa'
position, founded in 1626 and traditionally cif
ferred by the monarch on a musician of distinefo'
Davies, a socialist who has questionedK
utility of the monarchy, told the B#
Broadcasting Corp. the post was “a marvete
opportunity to create a better profile for seiitf
classical music.”