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                            Dear Diary






                                                                  By: Alice Hen



              Dear Alice,                             Dear Thirsty,


                                                      The general rule of thumb is
              Now that it is summer it is             to divide your body weight
              much easier for me to drink             by 2, and drink that many
              water, and I want to try to             ounces per day. For instance,
              get it right. Can you help me           if you weigh 180 lbs, you need
              calculate how much water I              to drink approximately 90
              need to be drinking per day?            ounces of water per day, which
              Also, if I exercise do I need           calculates to about 11.25 cups
              to drink more? And can diet             of water per day.
              drinks count towards my water
              intake? Please advise.                  Additionally,     if   you    are
                                                      working out and sweating
              Signed,                                 vigorously you need to add
              Thirsty in the Summer                   more water to replace what is
                                                      lost during exercise. The rule
                                                      of thumb for exercising is to











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