Water Intake Calculator Widget

Add a daily water intake calculator to your website. Visitors enter their weight and daily exercise time and get a general-guideline range of fluid to aim for, split into a weight-based baseline and an exercise allowance, each taken from a published source.

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The baseline is the range the British Dietetic Association's Manual of Dietetic Practice gives for fluid requirements in health: 25 to 35 ml per kg of body weight a day (the A2Z Water Intake Calculator uses the upper value). Exercise adds the American College of Sports Medicine's starting point for drinking during activity, 0.4 to 0.8 litres per hour, which is 200 to 400 ml for every 30 minutes; ACSM stresses that people should not drink more than they sweat. Hot weather is deliberately not given a fixed allowance, because ACSM reports sweat rates from 0.5 to 2.0 litres an hour and recommends weighing before and after exercise instead. Results are shown in litres or US fluid ounces and in 8 oz cups, and a caution for people on fluid restrictions is always displayed.

Calculation method

  • Baseline = 25 to 35 ml x body weight (kg) (BDA: fluid requirements in health)
  • Exercise allowance = 200 to 400 ml per 30 minutes (ACSM: 0.4-0.8 L per hour)
  • Daily range = baseline + exercise allowance; kg = lb x 0.45359237
  • Litres to 1 decimal place; 1 US fl oz = 29.5735 ml and 1 cup = 236.588 ml, rounded to whole units

Worked examples

70 kg, 30 minutes of exercise

Inputs: 70 kg, 30 min a day

Result: 2.0 L to 2.9 L a day (8 to 12 cups): baseline 1.8-2.5 L plus 0.2-0.4 L for exercise

25 x 70 = 1,750 ml and 35 x 70 = 2,450 ml, plus 200-400 ml for one 30-minute block.

80 kg, one hour of training

Inputs: 80 kg, 60 min a day

Result: 2.4 L to 3.6 L a day

2,000-2,800 ml baseline plus 400-800 ml for an hour, the ACSM 0.4-0.8 L/h range.

An estimate for general information only - not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian about your health.

Limitations

  • Heat, altitude, illness, fever, pregnancy and breastfeeding all change needs and are not modelled.
  • The BDA manual notes there is insufficient evidence for fluid guidelines in very thin or obese people, so results at the extremes of weight are less certain.
  • Not for anyone on a fluid restriction or with kidney, heart or liver disease, and not for children.

Where publishers use it

  • Running, cycling and outdoor-sports sites preparing readers for training
  • Wellness and lifestyle blogs writing about hydration habits
  • Water-bottle, filter and beverage brands with an educational resources page
  • Workplace health pages for people in physical jobs

Questions

Does this include water from food?

No - it estimates fluid to drink. EFSA's 2010 opinion on water assumes that food supplies about 20% of total water intake, so meals, especially fruit, vegetables and soups, cover part of the need.

Where does the 25-35 ml per kg figure come from?

From the British Dietetic Association's Manual of Dietetic Practice, which gives it as the fluid requirement in health. EFSA's adequate intakes of 2.0 L a day for women and 2.5 L for men of total water, in moderate temperature and activity, are in the same range.

Why no hot-weather allowance?

Sweat losses in heat vary too much for a fixed figure - ACSM reports 0.5 to 2.0 L an hour. Weighing before and after exercise shows a person's own loss; each kilogram lost is about a litre of fluid.

Is more water always better?

No. ACSM warns against drinking more than sweat losses during exercise, and people with kidney, heart or liver conditions may be told to limit fluids. The widget shows that caution with every result.

Sources

  1. Manual of Dietetic Practice, 6th ed., chapter 6.1 Nutritional requirements in clinical practice (Weekes) - British Dietetic Association / Wiley . "In health, fluid requirements are 25-35 mL/kg body weight"
  2. American College of Sports Medicine position stand: Exercise and fluid replacement (Sawka et al.) - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 39(2):377-390, 2007 . 0.4-0.8 L/h starting point; sweat rates 0.5-2.0 L/h; avoid over-drinking
  3. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for water - EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, EFSA Journal 8(3):1459, 2010 . Adequate intakes 2.0 L (women) and 2.5 L (men) total water; about 20% from food

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