Without a doubt, very interesting stuff. Especially since I have always been under the impression that 8 glasses of water a day was considered a healthy minimum!
The sources that were posted with regards to water requirements seem to be based on your average individual. I think it may be useful to point out that a soaking wet towel would be dry in close to 30 minutes in a pressurized cabin due to the lack of humidity. Would it not be fair to say that this type of environment can help lead to dehydration?
I am no Doctor. However, as a part-time Personal Trainer, water consumption has always been a very large part of my program, for performance and health. Since people on the average tend to have difficuly in consuming even small amounts of water, wouldn't it be best to stay on the safe side and continue to encourage water consumption in our fellow pilots (and passengers, for that matter!)
Thats my thoughts. Good forum...
