Good catch. You provided references, he didn't. So the personal opinion comment was ironic.
Having said that, hopefully you would agree many people are not that good at listening to cues their bodies provide. Thirst can be mistaken for hunger.
It is not bad advice, in my opinion without evidence, to tell people that they should pay attention to the amount of water they are drinking daily and make sure it is more than zero cups of water per day
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Thanks for the comment. Of course, you are right. I agree with you. Not enough of water is as bad.
About confusing hunger with thirst. You make an interesting point but I don't think it is possible. Two different areas in the brain are responsible for the feeling of hunger and thirst. I have nto heard about any case of people confusing these two. It is explained in second reference in Scientific American article.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/441564-difference-between-being-hungry-and-thirsty/
Many sites report that confusing thirst and hunger is quite common.
I personally believe I had this issue. Eating too much and too often, when body was trying to signal thirst.
I'm having better results and feeling better and losing weight by going with assumption that all hunger pains are really thirst, and if drinking a glass of water doesn't resolve the issue then I was hungry.
Simple tap water mixed with lemon slices. Bottled "SMART Water" is the stupidest thing anyone can spend money on
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I agree. Water should be free. It is fundamental human need. I drink tap water too. The taste of hard water in my borough may be a bit strong so what I do is boiling it first, then cool it and filtre it in my Aqua Optima jug. Tastes great. 1 filtre lasts for a month and is 100 times less plastic than if I had to buy same amount of bottled water.