This 50 Shades of Pee chart will motivate you to drink more water
An accompanying report found that 14% of British adults daily do not drink water.
If you’re not one of those people who looks back into the toilet bowl to check the colour of your urine, perhaps you should start.
A survey has found that one in seven UK adults goes without a single glass of water on a given day, yet just over half (51%) drink alcohol on a daily basis.
More than a third (38%) guzzle down a fizzy drink daily.
“By the time headaches develop, you are already significantly dehydrated. It’s better to take action sooner by keeping an eye on urine colour,” said Dr Dawn Harper, a medic who analysed the report’s findings.
“Your urine should consistently be the colour of shade 1 to 20 on our 50 Shades of Yellow pee chart.”
Some 42% of people take action against dark urine, the report found, while 12% of parents have seen a doctor about the hue of their child’s urine.
They found a decline in the levels of daily water consumption among older age groups, with “health-conscious millennials” consuming an average of 1.1 litres per day.
In contrast, over-55s drink only three-quarters of a litre on average, per day.
Dehydration can lead to health problems such as headaches, lethargy and, in extreme cases, can harm the kidneys.
