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64 ounces [1.89 liters] as a base plus an additional 8 ounces [236 ml]
for every 25 pounds [1.78 stones ?] of excess weight
Please note that the following discussion is about WATER. We acknowledge that other liquids may be used to obtain water. However, this discussion is about plain water only.
WATER. page278, "Dr. Duarte's Health Alternatives", Alex Duarte O.D. "Remember that the thirst control center is located in the hypothalamus right next to the hunger control center, and there is some overlap between these two centers because water suppresses appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an increase in water consumption will actually reduce fat deposits." "The kidneys cannot function properly without enough energy. When they do not work to capacity some of their load is dumped onto the liver. One of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But if the liver has to do some of the kidneys work, it cannot work at full throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat. More fat remains stored in the body, and weight loss stops."
Drinking water is the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body gets less water, it perceives this as a threat to survival and begins to hold onto every drop. Water is stored in spaces outside the cells. This shows up as swollen feet, hands and legs. Diuretics offer temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with some of the essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the water at the first opportuinty. Thus the condition quickly returns. The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it needs, PLENTY OF WATER. Only then will stored water be released. This rule does not hold for people suffering from serious heart or kidney dysfunction."
"Water can help relieve constipation. When the body gets too little water, it syphons what it needs from internal sources. The colon is the primary source. The result? Constipation. When a person drinks enough water, normal bowel function returns."
"The overweight person needs more water than the thin one. Large people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism, it follows that the overweight person needs more water. WWater helps to maintain proper muscle tone by giving muscles their natural ability to contract and by preventing dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss. Shrinking cells are board up by water, which plumps the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient. Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body has a lot of waste to get rid of. All that metabolized fat must be shed. Again, adequate water flushes the toxic fat by-products out as waste."
"On the average, a person should drink eight 8 ounce glasses of water every day. However, the overweight person needs one additional glass for every 25 pounds of excess weight. The amount that you drink should be increased if you exercise or if the weather is hot and dry."
"Under normal circumstances, the kidneys can excrete 16 to 20L of water per day." [see Cecil Essentials of Medicine 4th ed. page 192] and the skin excretes 3.6ml water / lb of bodyweight. [Modern Nutrition in health and disease 8th ed. page 116]
1 Liter = 33.8 fl ozs
16 L = 540.8 fl ozs [ 4.20 gallons ]
20 L = 676.0 fl ozs [ 5.28 gallons ]
1 ml = 0.0338266 oz
The skin excretes 0.1217757ounces water per pound of bodyweight daily.
