Dictionary entry overview: What does savory mean? â¢ SAVORY (noun) The noun SAVORY has 4 senses: 1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 3. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
The Institute of Medicine recommends an average of 3.7 liters (125 ounces) per day for healthy adult men and 2.7 liters (91 ounces) per day for healthy adult women, allowing adjustments for activity and health levels, climate and elevation, and the amount of water consumed from food and other drinks.
You may have heard that you should aim to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. How much you should actually drink is more individualized than you might think. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) currently recommends that men should drink at least 104 ounces of water per day, which is 13 cups. They say women should drink at least 72 ounces, which is 9 cups. Even still, the answer to exactly how much water you should drink isnât so simple.