
Michelle Obama traveled Thursday to Watertown, Wis. — naturally — to promote a new program by her Partnership for a Healthier America to encourage people to drink more water.
"Drink just one more glass of water a day and you can make a real difference for your health, your energy, and the way you feel," Obama said.
Politico reports several public health experts as saying that the White House is overselling the benefits of water.
"There really isn't data to support this," said Stanley Goldfarb, a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "I think, unfortunately, frankly, they're not basing this on really hard science. It's not a very scientific approach they've taken. ... To make it a major public health effort, I think I would say it's bizarre."
Goldfarb also told Politico: "The idea drinking water increases energy, the word I've used to describe it is: quixotic," he said. "We're designed to drink when we're thirsty. There's no need to have more than that."
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