You don’t get any positive health benefit by gulping glasses of water, that’s what a recent US research revealed on Wednesday. The research by Dr. Stanley Goldfarb and Dr. Dan Negoianu of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia articulated that drinking “more water does not seem to mean better health”.  

Reviewing the scientific literature on the health effects of drinking lots of water, the researchers affirmed that ‘people in hot, dry climates and athletes have an increased need for water, and people with certain diseases do better with increased fluid intake, but for average healthy people, more water does not seem to mean better health.’

Published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the study has utterly debunked the notion that drinking more water is good for health. The study has challenged the expert view of drinking eight glasses of 8 ounces (225 ml) daily.   

Goldfarb and Negoianu study has falsified what Goldfarb called "four major myths" regarding drinking water – 1. It leads to more toxin excretion, 2. It improves skin tone, 3. It makes one less hungry, and 4. It reduces headache frequency.

Goldfarb said, "The kidneys clear toxins. This is what the kidneys do. They do it very effectively. And they do it independently of how much water you take in. When you take in a lot of water, all you do is put out more urine but not more toxins in the urine."

The researchers said, there aren’t enough evidences that show that drinking more water – benefits skin tone, wards off headaches, and limits appetite. Goldfarb said, "What no one looked at is whether anyone really loses weight over the long haul if they go under this regimen of drinking lots of water. We just expressed uncertainty in that area." However, Goldfarb said, while it may not help a person to drink lots of water, it may not harm them much either.