Dehydration
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Dehydration
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Dehydration
Over 90% of the world’s surface is water. However, 98% of it is salt water. Only 2 % is fresh water that can be drunk, and of this, almost all of it is trapped in frozen glaziers.
You are what not only what you eat, you are what you drink. That is why water is so important to the health of the body. The food that is eaten every day contains some fluids, but to ensure the body gets enough fluids water is essential.
Water is the basis for life and that includes the body. Water is vital to the body’s wellbeing, function, and health. Two thirds of a person’s body weight is made up of water, without water a person could die within just a few days. A person wouldn’t think of running their car with no gas or oil in it, a body is the same as a car, it needs lubrication to function, water is vital to the body just as fuel and oil are to a car. As little as a 2% drop in water supply to the body can trigger dehydration and cause problems to the body.
The brain is made up of 95% water, blood is 82%, and the lungs 90%. (APEC, 2011) For the mechanics of the human body to function effectively, water is important. All the cells and organs functions that make up the entire anatomy and physiology depend on water for their functions.
Water serves as a lubricant, water forms the base for saliva, and water forms the fluids that surround the joints, water regulates the body temperature, as the cooling and heating is distributed though the body as perspiration, water helps to alleviate constipation by moving food through the intestine tract, and water helps regulate metabolism. (APEC, 2011)
Water also plays a role in the prevention of disease. By drinking eight glasses of water a day the risk of colon cancer decreases by 45%, bladder cancer by 50% and it can even reduce breast cancer. Water also moistens tissues such as those in the mouth, eyes, and noise. It protects organs and body tissues. Water helps dissolve minerals and...
SCI/241
Dehydration
Over 90% of the world’s surface is water. However, 98% of it is salt water. Only 2 % is fresh water that can be drunk, and of this, almost all of it is trapped in frozen glaziers.
You are what not only what you eat, you are what you drink. That is why water is so important to the health of the body. The food that is eaten every day contains some fluids, but to ensure the body gets enough fluids water is essential.
Water is the basis for life and that includes the body. Water is vital to the body’s wellbeing, function, and health. Two thirds of a person’s body weight is made up of water, without water a person could die within just a few days. A person wouldn’t think of running their car with no gas or oil in it, a body is the same as a car, it needs lubrication to function, water is vital to the body just as fuel and oil are to a car. As little as a 2% drop in water supply to the body can trigger dehydration and cause problems to the body.
The brain is made up of 95% water, blood is 82%, and the lungs 90%. (APEC, 2011) For the mechanics of the human body to function effectively, water is important. All the cells and organs functions that make up the entire anatomy and physiology depend on water for their functions.
Water serves as a lubricant, water forms the base for saliva, and water forms the fluids that surround the joints, water regulates the body temperature, as the cooling and heating is distributed though the body as perspiration, water helps to alleviate constipation by moving food through the intestine tract, and water helps regulate metabolism. (APEC, 2011)
Water also plays a role in the prevention of disease. By drinking eight glasses of water a day the risk of colon cancer decreases by 45%, bladder cancer by 50% and it can even reduce breast cancer. Water also moistens tissues such as those in the mouth, eyes, and noise. It protects organs and body tissues. Water helps dissolve minerals and...