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Andy Larsen: How much water do we really need to drink? Americans and Europeans take different approaches.

Turns out our die-hard beliefs in the U.S. about constantly downing water aren’t based on much reliable data.

(Francisco Kjolseth  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Carl Mayer fills bottles with spring water at Artesian Wells Park in Salt Lake City at 808 South, 500 East on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Although water is essential to life, Tribune data columnist Andy Larsen found human hydration is not a particularly well-studied topic.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carl Mayer fills bottles with spring water at Artesian Wells Park in Salt Lake City at 808 South, 500 East on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Although water is essential to life, Tribune data columnist Andy Larsen found human hydration is not a particularly well-studied topic.