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44 stories for“how much water per day”

The eight-glasses rule traces to an unreferenced 1945 guess. Here is what evidence-based bodies recommend instead.

Apr 8, 2025

Psyllium Husk Is the Dullest Thing in the Supplement Aisle and Almost the Only One That Works

It has an authorised FDA health claim, which almost no supplement does, and meta-analyses behind it for cholesterol, blood glucose and constipation. One gel-forming property explains all three, and so does the way it goes wrong.

Aug 20, 2026

Nutrition

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Fruit contains sugar, so the advice writes itself and it is wrong. The relevant distinction is not sweet versus not sweet. It is whether the sugar is still inside a structure that has to be dismantled before it can be absorbed.

Aug 13, 2026

Nutrition

Why Fast Weight Loss Is Not Evidence That a Diet Is Right

Every restrictive plan produces results in the first month, including plans that contradict each other completely. That is a fact about restriction, not about the theory attached to it.

Jun 30, 2026

Nutrition

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

WHO guidance targets free sugars, not all sugar. The distinction changes how a bowl of cereal or a smoothie should be judged.

Sep 10, 2024

Nutrition

Fibre Is the Nutrient Almost Everyone Under-Eats, and Here Is What It Does

Most adults eat about half the fibre they need. The gap matters more than dieters realise, and closing it is not about bran.

May 22, 2024

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Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From

Psyllium Husk Is the Dullest Thing in the Supplement Aisle and Almost the Only One That Works

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Why Fast Weight Loss Is Not Evidence That a Diet Is Right

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

Fibre Is the Nutrient Almost Everyone Under-Eats, and Here Is What It Does

Results

Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From

Psyllium Husk Is the Dullest Thing in the Supplement Aisle and Almost the Only One That Works

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Why Fast Weight Loss Is Not Evidence That a Diet Is Right

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

Fibre Is the Nutrient Almost Everyone Under-Eats, and Here Is What It Does