"Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to be healthy???"

William F Clark1, Shih-Han Susan Huang, Amit X Garg

  • 1William F. Clark, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FASN, FCAHS, is a Professor of Medicine at Western University; Victoria Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada. Shih-Han Susan Huang, MD, FRCPC, is a Lecturer at Western University; Victoria Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada. Amit X. Garg, MD, FRCPC, FACP, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine at Western University; Victoria Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada. Andrew House, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASN, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Western University; London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Louise M. Moist, MSc, MD, FRCPC, is a Professor of Medicine at Western University, Victoria Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada. Matthew Weir, MD, MSc, FRCPC, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Western University; London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Jessica M. Sontrop, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University, London; and Victoria Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.

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