Chapped lips: deficiency?

[Hopeful]

I remember reading somehow that chapped lips were a sign of some deficiency…

Does anyone know what the deficiency is?

My lips are constantly chapped despite using lip balm.

[julbug]

I know chapped lips can be a sign of dehydration, hmmm, other than that I'm not sure.

[allisonintx]

Yea, water deficiency.

Only water is water.

Juice, milk, tea, soda, gatorade...not water.

You need half your body weight in oz of water daily (ex: 200lb woman needs 100oz of water daily)

This is before any other drinks. Also, if you drink any soda, you must add that many oz additional water to deal with what the soda does to your body's hydration level.

Gatorade can actually make it worse...sigh. you're better off with lemon in water...I'll dig up that study if I can find the time here soon.

[Hopeful]

Hmm... water could be the issue...I find it hard to drink enough.
Thanks