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Water is loss through urine, feces, evaporation throught lungs skin. a typical
man can loses around 2.75 liters of water from the above.
humidity = evaporation loss
1 gal of water weighs in 8#
essential to survival
Can only live for a few days without water
need more with hot weather and exercise
list % water in 10 foods
60% of your body is water
2/3 of water is inside of cells.
The sense of thirst often lay behind the need for water.
In the elderly the sense of thirst also lays behind the need for water.
water serves t
Transport nutrients
Provides Protection ? lubricant & cleanses
help to regulate temperature
helps chemical reactions
provides the medium
reactions to take place
eliminatino of bowels
we need n/cc h20 per ?eal required
2-3 liters/ day
or adjust depending on activity, diet
water needs increase during preginancy & ?
infants 1.5 cc/meal expended
as much as 3% ? of body h2o can cause problems
5% loss can cause confusino of disorientation
10-20% loss can result in death
water is also important in hygiene
keeping the body clean
how often do we need to bath what water does?
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