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I weigh 72kg and height is 5'8, what is is the recommended amount of water i should drink daily and what are all the potential benefits of doing so?

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At the age of 19: You should have no problem at all with water. It has been recommended that each of us takes eight glasses of water day but I do not know where that came from. Your thirst mechanism should work adequately for you.

Answered 1/22/2014

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