Water intake calculator

Daily water intake in litres, glasses and fl oz from body weight, exercise and climate, compared with EFSA and US adequate intakes.

Aktualisiert Geprüfte Beispiele: 4

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mL/kg
30–35 mL/kg/day is the usual clinical estimate; 30 is typical for adults over about 65.
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Daily fluid
L/day
Daily fluid: 2.75 L/day
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Glasses of 250 mL
11
US-Flüssigunze
93fl oz/day
From body weight
2.45L
For exercise
0.30L
For climate
0.00L
This is a rule of thumb for healthy adults. Heart failure, kidney disease and some medicines call for a fluid target set by a clinician.

The estimate comes to about 2.75 L of fluid a day, roughly 11 glasses of 250 mL: 2.45 L for your body weight, 0.3 L for 30 minutes of exercise.

Where the estimate comes from

2.75 Lper day
Body weight2.45 LExercise0.3 L

Compared with adequate intakes of total water (drinks and food)

Your estimate2.75 LEFSA adequate intake2.5 LUS (NASEM) adequate inta…3.7 L
So wird gerechnet S
  1. Baseline from body weight

    70 kg×35 mL/kg1000=2.45 L\frac{70\ \text{kg} \times 35\ \text{mL/kg}}{1000} = 2.45\ \text{L}

    30–35 mL per kg per day is the clinical rule of thumb; the Nutrients 2020 review cites 30 mL/kg for older adults.

  2. Add fluid for exercise

    0.6 L/h×3060 h=0.3 L0.6\ \text{L/h} \times \frac{30}{60}\ \text{h} = 0.3\ \text{L}

    0.6 L/h is the midpoint of the ACSM 2007 suggestion of 0.4–0.8 L/h; heavy sweaters in heat need more.

  3. Add fluid for climate

    Vclimate=0 LV_{\text{climate}} = 0\ \text{L}

    IPCS reference values rise from about 2 L/day in normal conditions to 2.8–3.4 L/day at 32 °C (WHO/SDE/WSH/03.02, Table 1); hot adds 1.0 L, warm 0.5 L.

  4. Total

    2.45+0.3+0=2.75 L/day≈11 glasses of 250 mL2.45 + 0.3 + 0 = 2.75\ \text{L/day} \approx 11\ \text{glasses of 250 mL}

    Glasses are rounded up. EFSA and NASEM figures count water from food too (about 20–30 % of the total), so they are context, not the same quantity.

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The estimate adds three parts: a baseline of 35 mL per kg of body weight (30 mL/kg is often used for adults over 65), 0.6 L for each hour of exercise, which is the midpoint of the American College of Sports Medicine's 0.4–0.8 L per hour, and 0.5 or 1.0 L for a warm or hot climate. The total is shown in litres, 250 mL glasses and US fluid ounces.

People use it to set a daily drinking goal. A 70 kg adult who exercises for 30 minutes in a temperate climate gets 2.45 + 0.3 = 2.75 L, about 11 glasses. The European Food Safety Authority's adequate intake is 2.5 L for men and 2.0 L for women, and the US National Academies' is 3.7 L and 2.7 L; both count water from food as well as drinks.

These are population figures for healthy adults. Sweat rates vary widely, and heart failure, kidney disease and some medicines call for a fluid limit set by a clinician.

Durchgerechnete Beispiele

70 kg, 30 min exercise, temperate

Weight
70 kg
Exercise per day
30 min
Climate
Temperate
Sex (for the reference intakes)
Male
Daily fluid
2.75 L/day
Glasses of 250 mL
11
From body weight
2.45 L
For exercise
0.30 L

Prüfquelle: Python 3.8 decimal: 70 × 35 / 1000 + 0.6 × 30/60 = 2.75 L; 2.75 / 0.25 = 11 glasses

180 lb, 60 min, hot climate

Weight
180 lb
Exercise per day
60 min
Climate
Hot (around 32 °C)
Sex (for the reference intakes)
Male
Daily fluid
4.46 L/day
US-Flüssigunze
151 fl oz/day

Prüfquelle: Python 3.8 decimal: 180 × 0.45359237 × 35 / 1000 + 0.6 + 1.0 = 4.457632 L = 150.73 US fl oz

Edge: no exercise, 30 mL/kg, 60 kg

Weight
60 kg
Exercise per day
0 min
Climate
Temperate
Sex (for the reference intakes)
Male
Baseline per kilogram
30 mL/kg
Daily fluid
1.80 L/day
For exercise
0.00 L
For climate
0.00 L
Glasses of 250 mL
8

Prüfquelle: Python 3.8 decimal: 60 × 30 / 1000 = 1.8 L; 1.8 / 0.25 = 7.2, rounded up to 8

55 kg, 90 min, warm climate

Weight
55 kg
Exercise per day
90 min
Climate
Warm
Sex (for the reference intakes)
Male
Daily fluid
3.32 L/day

Prüfquelle: Python 3.8 decimal: 55 × 35 / 1000 + 0.6 × 1.5 + 0.5 = 3.325 L

Fragen

How much water should you drink a day?

Reference values count total water from drinks and food. EFSA sets adequate intakes of 2.5 L a day for men and 2.0 L for women; the US National Academies set 3.7 L and 2.7 L, of which about 3.0 L and 2.2 L typically come from drinks. These are population averages for healthy adults in temperate conditions, and needs rise with heat, exercise, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Is the 8 glasses of water a day rule true?

It is a rule of thumb, not a guideline. Eight 8 oz glasses make 1.9 L, and a 2002 review by Heinz Valtin in the American Journal of Physiology found no scientific evidence behind the rule. The figure falls between EFSA's adequate intakes of total water for women (2.0 L) and men (2.5 L), which already include the 20–30 % that usually comes from food.

How much water should you drink during exercise?

The American College of Sports Medicine's 2007 position stand gives about 0.4 to 0.8 L per hour as a starting point, adjusted to sweat rate, with the aim of keeping body weight loss under 2 %. Weighing before and after a session shows the loss: each kilogram lost is about 1 litre of sweat. Drinking well beyond sweat losses risks exercise-associated hyponatraemia.

Do coffee and tea count toward water intake?

Yes. The US National Academies' 2005 reference intakes for water concluded that caffeinated drinks contribute to total water intake much as non-caffeinated drinks do, because moderate caffeine does not cause a net loss of body water over the day. Food counts too: it supplies about 20 % of total water intake in the US diet.

Wie genau arbeitet „Water intake calculator“?

Die Genauigkeit hängt von Ihren Eingaben und den Annahmen der Methode ab. Die Dezimalrechnung nutzt 50 signifikante Stellen, doch Schätzungen, numerische Verfahren und Quelldaten können ungenauer sein. Die angezeigte Rundung beseitigt diese Grenzen nicht. Anhand unabhängiger Quellen geprüfte Rechenbeispiele: 4. Beispielsweise wird „70 kg, 30 min exercise, temperate“ anhand von Python 3.8 decimal: 70 × 35 / 1000 + 0.6 × 30/60 = 2.75 L; 2.75 / 0.25 = 11 glasses geprüft.

Woher stammt die Methode?

Masot O. et al. Fluid intake recommendation considering the physiological adaptations of adults over 65 years: a critical review. Nutrients 2020;12(11):3383 (30 mL/kg/day standard); American College of Sports Medicine. Exercise and fluid replacement (position stand). Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007;39(2):377–390; Howard G, Bartram J. Domestic water quantity, service level and health. WHO/SDE/WSH/03.02 (2003), Table 1 (IPCS 1994 reference intakes); EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products. Scientific opinion on dietary reference values for water. EFSA Journal 2010;8(3):1459; Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for water, potassium, sodium, chloride, and sulfate. National Academies Press, 2005 (AI 3.7 L men, 2.7 L women).

Über diesen Rechner

V=w×k1000+0.6×texercise60+Vclimate(L/day)V = \frac{w \times k}{1000} + 0.6 \times \frac{t_{\text{exercise}}}{60} + V_{\text{climate}}\quad(\text{L/day})

Quellen

  1. Masot O. et al. Fluid intake recommendation considering the physiological adaptations of adults over 65 years: a critical review. Nutrients 2020;12(11):3383 (30 mL/kg/day standard)
  2. American College of Sports Medicine. Exercise and fluid replacement (position stand). Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007;39(2):377–390
  3. Howard G, Bartram J. Domestic water quantity, service level and health. WHO/SDE/WSH/03.02 (2003), Table 1 (IPCS 1994 reference intakes)
  4. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products. Scientific opinion on dietary reference values for water. EFSA Journal 2010;8(3):1459
  5. Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for water, potassium, sodium, chloride, and sulfate. National Academies Press, 2005 (AI 3.7 L men, 2.7 L women)

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