Twitter Roasts Tom Brady For Saying Drinking Water Prevents Sunburn

NFL quarterback Tom Brady suggested that water prevented sunburn in a book he released Tuesday and the internet dragged him for it. In his new book "The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance," Brady outlined his principles on dieting, exercise and how he used water as a natural sunblock. He claimed he consumes between 12 and 25 bottles of water per day.

"When I was growing up, and playing outside in the sun," Brady wrote. "I got sunburned a lot. I was a fair-skinned Irish boy, after all. These days, even if I get an adequate amount of sun, I won't get a sunburn, which I credit to the amount of water I drink. I always hydrate afterward, too, to keep my skin from peeling. When I once told that to my sister, she said, 'You mean I don't have to use all those moisturizers and facial products to keep my skin looking good? I should just drink as much water as you do? I think you should market your TB12 Electrolytes as a beauty product.' I just laughed."

The internet dragged the NFL champion for his claims. Some users uploaded GIFs that mocked the superstar while others questioned his intelligence.

This wasn’t the first time Brady’s diet has raised eyebrows. In a 2014 interview with Sports Illustrated, he explained his diet was 80 percent alkaline and 20 percent acidic, which he said "maintain[s] balance and harmony through [his] metabolic system."

Brady’s lifestyle guru and business partner Alex Guerrero was sued by the Federal Trade Commission in 2015 after he suggested that a supplement he peddled could cure cancer and other terminal diseases. Guerrero was ordered to pay a $65,000 fine or give up his 2004 Cadillac Escalade, Boston Magazine reported.