Comments on: The Real Skinny On Nutrition Myths

Forget Drinking 8 Glasses Of Water! The Early Show Reviews Common Misperceptions About Diet

[shanev137]

I think there''s a fine line between drinking too much water and not enough. I''ve heard that drinking too much water leaches all the minerals out of your body.

[Martha251B]

Many people cannot afford the "best thing for you" or are working two jobs and cannot spare time for long cooking oats or cannot get their kids to drink any milk or eat brocolli and cannot afford or their children will not drink soy milk.

However, these tips help the parent with 4 kids or the poverty stricken.

I disagree with drinking water when you are thirsty. Your body is saying, "I am dehydrated" Alchohol and coffee dehydrates you. I think the 8 glasses of water is based on men of some stature and weight as they tend to do tests and requirements for men. I drink up to 6 glasses of water a day as I do drink 1 cup of coffee in AM. I am 5'' 2" and weigh about 122. I take medications so I feel it is important to have enough fluids in my diet; it is hard for me to eat fresh veggies due to cost (it always seems to rot) and frozen can and fresh can be expensive for some. People do get canned soups and that is due to price and time. The bad ones seem to be the cheapest.

I believe a lot of people can benefit from information like this as they just cannot afford or have the time due to many hours at work and at least this gives them better options.

[cateyes856]

Choose instant oatmeal over whole oaks or steel cut oatmeal? I am surprised that she is not concerned about the sugar and salt in this overprocessed fake food. It has fiber but at a high cost. It is filling but is not a good alternative for anyone since old fashioned oats only takes about 5-10 minutes to cook on the stove--and is far cheaper than the instant varieties. You add a pinch of sea salt and some honey and you''re good to go!

I cannot believe that she is telling us to drink WHEN we get thirsty! We have been programmed to eat when we get thirsty. We are sick because we are not drinking WATER. We drink plenty of coffee and soda but that is not what our body needs.

I am sure CBS could find about a dozen MD''s that would dispute all of her advice...How about a certified nutritionist?

[jonsid2]

I disagree with the chocolate milk idea. Cows milk in any form is not good for people. Broccoli has more calcium than cows milk and many seeds and grains do too. Don''t use an artificial sweetener in anything - our tongues are hard wired into thinking that anything tasting sweet is going to have calories which will sustain us. When the calories aren''t there, we tend to consume more to get them. This has been proven to be true with colas in particular.

[kevsan1]

I guess the good doctor has never been dehydrated in winter or had patients who were. I have been dehydrated in the past. Water is still the best. You can''t count on the water in food, except maybe soup, to help you if you don''t have enough water in your body. Biggest reason for indigestion is lack of water in your body before you eat. There are plenty of studies that also show many people are mildly dehydrated. The more overweight you are, chances are you are mildly dehydrated to possibly dehydrated.