So when David Mitchell advised us to have "slightly less than two drinks"[1] he was referring dihydrogen monoxide[2]? ;-)<p>In all seriousness, this is anecdotal, but speaking as a former Subway sandwich artist from the Atkins era turned PhD dropout who has kept his goal weight long enough he's sitting in a coffeeshop sketching out tattoo designs in what folks used to call his "gay little hipster notebook", I suspect it's less about the number of glasses, but avoiding sodium rich foods paired drinking enough water when thirsty that your urine is clear rather than some magical variable.<p>I hope folks take moments like these during the holiday season to focus on what makes them feel healthy, and not slide down a road to mental illness as they chase ever changing metrics from the BBC or whatever.<p>(I'm not English, and I wake up thankful for that every day. I'm off to reread the site guidelines since the admins were kind enough to reset my password.)<p>Thanks for sharing the scientific article OP!!<p>- Greg.