We studied the effect of increased water intake on ambulatory BP in healthy individuals. BP was recorded after two weeks of either regular (RWI) or extra water intake (EWI, an additional 30 ml water/kg body weight per day) in 20 healthy subjects (10 males, 10 females).The extra water intake (RWI: 1.7 ± 0.59 l, EWI: 3.7 ± 0.84 l, respectively, p< 0.0001, i.e. an increase of 2 litres) induced an increase in mean arterial daytime BP from 89.0 ± 5.5 mmHg during RWI to 91.4 ± 6.4 mmHg during the EWI phase (p= 0.005) while night time BP was unchanged by the intervention. Visual-Analogue-Scale (VAS, maximum score of 10) score corresponding to the statement "I often experience vertigo" was 3.1 ± 2.6 during RWI and decreased to 2.1 ± 2. 1 during EWI phase (p= 0.008). In conclusion two litres of extra water intake for two weeks significantly increased daytime blood pressure and reduced sense of vertigo in healthy individuals.

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