Sources & scientific references

Every recommendation on SnapWaterCalc is anchored to a peer-reviewed or governmental source.

• U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2005): Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (2010): Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for water
• American College of Sports Medicine (2007): ACSM Position Stand: Exercise and Fluid Replacement
• World Health Organization (2005): Nutrients in Drinking Water
• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2016): A randomized trial to assess the potential of different beverages to affect hydration status (BHI)
• Nutrition Reviews (Sawka, Cheuvront, Carter) (2005): Human water needs