You can determine whether you are drinking enough by the color and volume of your urine. You should urinate every two to four hours throughout the day. Your urine should be light in color, like lemonade, but not clear and in significant quantity. If your urine is dark in color you need to drink more fluids. Dark color urine may also be a result of taking vitamin supplements. If this is true for you, rely on the volume of your urine rather than the color.
Katie Jeffrey, MS, RD, CSSD, is a registered dietitian, Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a columnist, and the owner of FitNutrition, LLC, in Stonington, CT. She provides individual nutrition counseling, sports performance nutrition counseling for athletes and educational nutrition presentations on various topics for all age groups. For more information, call 860-917-6131 or go online to www.fitnutrition.net. Join FitNutrition, LLC on Facebook.
