Water is necessary for normal functioning of the body, but it is not worth consuming too much.

According to Alla Pogozheva, MD, a leading researcher at the Federal Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology, important vitamins and minerals are washed out of the body due to excessive water consumption, moreover, there is a risk the occurrence of protein breakdown.,

Too much fluid can also affect the cardiovascular and urinary systems and lead to their overload, the specialist said in an interview with RT.

The average person needs about 2.5 liters of water per day. A person receives one liter from food products, another 1-1.5 liters as free liquid. This amount of fluid is enough for the body, and there is no point in drinking even more.