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Have recently read suggestions for the recommended daily water intake ranging from 1 to 2 litres per day. Seems an awful lot to me. Does fruit juice, tea, coffee etc count or does it have to be tap/bottled water neat? Anyone drink this much? Does it have positive effects please before I start a new health campaign tomorrow? Jenny

I have around 5 pints as water itself, don't know about 1 cup of tea and other drinks add up to.

Water's always good for you Jenny, although my hubby says it tastes better with hops! Daisy

Fruit flavoured tea-bags count but not ordinary tea or fruit juice, also boiled water with a slice of lemon counts. I get most of my water intake this way and find that my complexion has been clearer since drinking more water.

Hi. Drinking water is very good for your health all round. I drink between 2 - 2 1/2 ltrs a day. If i dont i do notice a difference. Go for it. Over the day its not much. As someone else has also said, adding tea coffee does not count towards the total. Deb :-)

I understand it to be clear fluids, ie water, fruit juice, squash, but NOT tea and coffee as they are diuretic. 2 litres does seem a lot. I know I don't drink enough! Claire xx

jenny,eight glasses of fresh water over a period of 24hrs,is the ideal ammount. bryan.

I drink water all day, have done for years I drink 11/2 per day(litres). Roxanne x

I do drink about 2 litres a day (bottled) can't stomach the tap water here. tea, coffee, only count on weight watchers if it's black.

normally if you discount caffein (sp??) drinkes like tea, coffee, coke but alot of people only drink these. The RDA of water is 8 glasses (250mls each) or 2 letres about 4 to 5 pints.

I drink still plain water, as long as its pure, but make sure you read the contents, personally I think just plain is better. Roxannex

Hi Jenny, my son [ ambulance technician] says they have recently changed the guidelines & you can include some tea & coffee etc. in that. Vivienne

Thanks everybody. That's my New Year resolution sorted then! Jenny