Table 1.
Institute of medicine recommendations | European food safety authority | ||||
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Total water intake | Total water intake | Total water intake | Total water intake | ||
(fluids + foods) | (only fluids) | (fluids + foods) | (only fluids) | ||
Gender | Boys | 2.4 l/day | 1.9 l/day | 2.1 l/day | 1.7 l/day |
Girls | 2.1 l/day | 1.7 l/day | 1.9 l/day | 1.5 l/day |
Modified by Suh and Kavouras (18).