Deadly mistakes when drinking water

Common wrong ways of drinking water are harmful to your health. Avoid them immediately before you get sick.

Drink water properly to not harm your health.

Always drink 8 glasses of water a day

It used to be recommended to drink eight glasses of water a day, although the amount of water needed varies from person to person. The amount of water the body needs depends on a person's size and weight.

You should also subtract water from water-rich foods and fruits, although they cannot completely replace water.

For example, an apple can replace a small glass of water. 'You can divide your weight by two to get the number of ounces of water your body needs each day,' says Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet.

Drink fruit juice/milk instead of water

You think that drinking fruit juice is definitely better than drinking water, so you use fruit juice instead of water.

That is a mistake because nothing can replace pure water in balancing the functioning of cells and purifying the body.

Moreover, consuming too much fruit juice and milk will make you face obesity and many other diseases.

Drink water too cold

Usually you will enjoy drinking a glass of water with a few ice cubes, you think it makes you more comfortable and pleasant.

Drink water boiled over and over again

Many people think that the more times they boil water, the better it is because the bacteria will be killed, which is better for health.

However, this is harmful to your health because water often contains small amounts of unhealthy heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, ... and nitrate.

When water is boiled over and over again, going through the process of hydrolysis and evaporation, the nitrate content and the above heavy metals in the water will increase significantly. When absorbed into the body, these heavy metals will be harmful to your health.

At the same time, nitrite salts converted from nitrates in water will affect the body's ability to transport blood, causing the heart to beat faster and the respiratory system to work harder.

Even if this habit lasts for a long time, combined with some other adverse conditions from the environment and human body, it can have dangerous effects on life.

Drink boiled water or bottled water

​ Reusable water bottles may not be safe for users' health.

You may think that drinking boiled water or bottled water is better for your body than water straight from the tap.

But this is not entirely true because bottled water does not contain fluoride and many adults suffer from fluoride deficiency, a cause of tooth decay.

Not to mention, reusable water bottles may not be safe for users' health.

Instead, use water that has been purified using a water filtration system, which helps remove impurities commonly found in tap water.

Confusing eating and drinking

Although foods high in water content can replenish the body's water supply, they cannot completely replace water.

You need to drink water even if you eat a lot of fruits and foods with high water content. Drink water before eating to make sure you don't forget to drink water.

According to Soha