Drink as much water per day is enough for the body

You need some water during the day with 25-50% of body weight, for example, if you weigh 160 pounds (72 kg), drink 40-80 ounces (1,2- 2,4 liters) of water per day.

To the body functioning properly, maintain health and prevent disease in the only way is to add enough water to the body. "Drink more water" is the most common advice of health professionals when advising people. But exactly how much is enough to drink yet to be answered satisfactorily.

According to experts, the easiest way to calculate how much water you should drink per day is based on body weight and your level of physical activity during the day. Accordingly, the minimum and maximum number of ounces of water you should consume 25-50% of the day by weight converted into pounds. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds (72 kg), drink 40-80 ounces (1,2- 2,4 liters) of water per day. If physical activity, you need to add 80 ounces (2.4 liters) of water per day. The body loses water through sweating, drink lots of water after exercise is best. Among them, 1 ounce = 29.57 ml; 1 pound = 0.45 kg.

According Davidwolfe, 60% of the human body is water. According to data from the survey of national health and nutrition survey, the average American drinks about 3.18 liters or 13.4 cups of water per day. In particular, 48% of water is consumed from beverages such as soft drinks or sweetened fruit juice, 18% in food, water purifier so that Americans are actually consuming is very low.

A study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that more than half of children and adolescents Americans do not get enough moisture by not drinking enough water. Whereas anyone can become dehydrated, especially in children, the elderly and those with chronic diseases.
Not consuming enough water can cause dehydration and dry mouth symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, decreased urine output, dry skin, headache, constipation and dizziness. Severe dehydration is considered a medical emergency because it can lead to fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, little or no urination, low blood pressure and delirium.

In fact, just drink more water to quench your thirst. The body uses water in all cells, organs and tissue to help regulate temperature as well as maintaining the other functions of the body. Countries prevent dry mouth, dry eyes or dry skin, moisturizer in these areas, blood, bone and brain. Water helps protect the spinal cord, which acts as a lubricant for the joints.

Dehydrate the body by various ways including breathing, sweating, gastrointestinal, or through some illness causing fever, vomiting or diarrhea. Enough water to allow the body excrete waste through perspiration, urination and defecation to eliminate toxins. Kidney and liver to flush water waste, keeping the body functioning properly, appropriately.

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