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Dehydration
Dehydration happens when the amount of water that leaves our body is more than the amount we take in. This can happen routinely when we breathe and humidified air leaves our body, it also occurs when we sweat. Water also leaves our body when we urinate and have a bowel movement.
Water is colorless, tasteless and odorless. Because of its numerous and diverse functions in the body, it is often regarded as the most important nutrient. Most people can survive no more than 7 days without water
Up to 75% of our body weight is made up of water. According to MedicineNet.com our daily water intake depends on our weight. For example is someone who is 100 pounds should drink 50 ounces a day, and some one who weighs 200 pounds should drink 70 ounces a day. [“If you would like to calculate your body weight and daily fluid requirements using the metric system, please use this formula.
For the first 10kg (kilogram) of body weight the daily fluid intake required is 100cc per kg.
For the next 10kg of body weight, the fluid required is an additional 50 cc/kg.
For every additional kg of body weight, an additional 10cc/kg “] (www.medicineNet.com).
Water is essential because it regulates body temperature, lubricates joints, helps prevent constipation and carries nutrients and oxygen to out cells. It also moistens tissues such as mouth, eyes and nose. In addition to that, water also protect the internal organs and tissues, lessens the burden of the kidney’s and the liver by flushing out the waste and it helps dissolves minerals and other nutrients making them accessible to the body.
[Water is the most abundant constituent of the body, accounting for 50% to 60% of its mass. It is an inorganic (contains no carbons) substance composed of two hydrogen atoms, which are bonded to one oxygen atom. Water is intricately involved in numerous functions of the body including the transport of oxygen, nutrients and waste products into and out of...