Reprinted with permission from (Dietary Reference Intake for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate) © (2004)
by the National Academy of Sciences, Courtesy of the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
| Age Range |
Daily Water Adequate Intake |
| Infants |
| 0-6 months |
3 cups * (0.7 L), assumed to be from human milk. |
| 7-12 months |
3.5 cups (0.8 L), assumed to be from human milk and complementary foods and beverages. This includes ~3 cups (0.6 L) as total fluid, including formula, juices and drinking water. |
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Children |
|
1-3 years |
5.5 cups (1.3 L) total water**, including ~4 cups (0.9 L) as total beverages, including drinking water. |
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4-8 years
|
7.5 cups (1.7 L) total water, including ~5 cups (1.2 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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| Adolescents |
Males |
Females |
| 9-13 years |
10.5 cups (2.4 L) total water, including ~8 cups (1.8 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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9 cups (2.1L) total water, including ~7 cups (1.6 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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14-18 years
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14 cups (3.3 L) total water, including ~11 cups (2.6 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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10 cups (2.3 L) total water, including ~8 cups (1.8 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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19-70+ years
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16 cups (3.7 L) total water, including ~13 cups (3 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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11.5 cups (2.7 L) total water, including ~9 cups (2.2 L) as total beverages, including drinking water.
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* 1 cup equals 8 fluid ounces (~240 ml). Figures rounded up to the nearest cup.
** "Total water " includes fluids from all foods and beverages consumed.
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