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This is great! I struggle so much with getting my fluids right. Is there any science to back up the "color of pee" method to determine your hydration level?

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Yeah. It's based on an 8-point scale that came out in 1994: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7987361/

The range goes from "very pale yellow" (very good) to "brownish green" (very bad).

It's worth noting that if you go past very pale yellow to "clear," you're getting a little carried away with your hydration.

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When I read the bulleted list toward the top of this post, I immediately thought, Oh, I've got to write a snarky comment saying "You had me at 'It helps you poop'," but you beat me to it ... bastard.

I was also disappointed that the link to the Nix Biosensor didn't lead to an amusing anecdote about Kevin, but one can't have everything in this life.

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