People in Ireland drank almost an extra litre of water a day as the pandemic locked them out of offices, schools, colleges and hospitality, new research shows. The Ishka Irish Spring Water survey of 1,000 adults, carried out by iReach, also reveals an average spend of €4.60 on bottled water every week. The data shows a majority of the adult population (45pc) drink between one and two litres of water every day, with women consuming marginally more (1.4 litres) than men (1.3 litres). Just over a third of people increased water intake during lockdown, and of these, 71pc drank at least an extra one litre, with a thirsty 23pc pouring themselves an extra 1-2 litres. It meant the average extra water intake was just off one litre during Covid restrictions.

Source: Irish Independent August 08, 2021 10:52 UTC