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How much water did you drink today

Short answer4+2+1 rule Doctors generally use this formula when calculating the body's water needs. 4 ml per kilogram for the first 10 kilograms of our weight2 ml per kilogram for the next 2nd 10 kilogramsFor each subsequent kilogram,
4+2+1 rule 
Doctors generally use this formula when calculating the body’s water needs. 
4 ml per kilogram for the first 10 kilograms of our weight
2 ml per kilogram for the next 2nd 10 kilograms
For each subsequent kilogram, 1 ml of water per hour is added. 
That is, for a healthy person of 67 kilograms, for the first 10 kilograms, 10×4=40ml, 
for the second 10 kilograms, 10×2=20ml 
for the remaining 47 kilograms, 47×1=47ml
In total, we should drink 40+20+47=107 ml of water per hour.
Daily, it is 107×24=2568ml

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This content has been medically reviewed and approved by Dr. Kerem Çağlayan. It is intended for general education and does not replace an individual diagnosis or treatment plan.