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Daily Hydration Calculator Results

Water is an obvious source for your daily fluid needs. Other good beverages include milk, herbal teas, low-sodium broth, 100-percent fruit and vegetable juices. Soft drinks will also count toward your daily total of fluid, just remember that sugar sweetened soft drinks and fruit juices add extra calories to you daily diet that you don't need, while drinking water may help you lose weight.

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Sources:

CDC: Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp

Dietary Reference Intakes: Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate. http://www.iom.edu/?id=18495&redirect=0.

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