Can drinking water while standing harm your knees? To know | News India

Healthy Tips: Proper eating habits are very important to stay healthy. To stay healthy, it is very important to keep the body hydrated. Whether it is to remove toxins from the body, maintain proper digestion, lose weight or make the skin glowing, it is very important to drink the right amount of water. The elders in the house also say that water should be drunk slowly, sip by sip. Do not drink water while running, standing or in a hurry. Often people also say that drinking water while standing does not cause any harm to the body but it can cause joint problems and affect the knees. Is it really so or is it a myth, let us know from the experts. We talked to Dr. Arjun Batra about this. He is a general practitioner. Let us tell you what the experts say.

Does drinking water while standing really harm your knees?

• Many people believe that drinking water while standing causes the water to reach the knees. This can increase joint pain and cause problems like arthritis.
• Experts say there is no medical evidence that drinking water while standing harms the knees or has adverse health effects.
• Of course you should drink water slowly and comfortably. But, no research has shown whether drinking it while standing harms the knees or has a bad effect on the joints.
• Experts say that whatever we eat passes through the food pipe into our stomach and intestines. It is not at all possible that drinking water while standing will directly reach the knees and have a bad effect on the knees. Medical science does not believe this.

What is the right way to drink water?

• Experts say that a person should drink 4-5 liters of water a day.
• If you drink too much water for hydration, it can also have adverse effects on your health.
• Water should always be drunk slowly and sip by sip.
• It is beneficial to drink water half an hour before and after eating food.
• Drinking water with or immediately after meals can impair digestion.
• It is good to drink a glass of lukewarm water in the morning on an empty stomach and before sleeping at night.