Water intake
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The human body is composed of 60-70% water and it is crucial to replenish water levels daily through drinking. A person can survive a month without food but only 3 days without water. Water is lost through daily activities like sweating, breathing, and urinating. The amount of water needed varies based on weight, climate, and other fluids consumed, but as a general guideline, drink half your body weight in ounces per day. It is important to re-calculate water needs as weight changes and drink water frequently throughout the day to avoid dehydration.
Water intake
- 1. WATER INTAKE Health and Wellness
- 2. THE HUMAN BODY The human body contains at least 60-70% of water, and you would need to maintain that level of water throughout the day to keep your body productive and to prevent health problems. It was discovered that you can survive without food for up to one month, but you cannot survive without water after three days. The main reason why you have to drink water throughout the day is because you will lose a lot of water from your daily activities such as sweating, breathing, talking, urinating, and other activities.
- 3. WATER INTAKE IS YEAR ROUND It does not matter what kind of climate you are in, you will always need to drink plenty of water. For example, if you are in a hot and humid climate, you would need to drink plenty of water to stay cool in order not to get dehydrated. In a cold climate, you will lose a lot of water through frequent urination, which means you would need to drink plenty of water to replace it.
- 4. CALCULATE YOUR WATER INTAKE Take your total weight in pound and divide it by two, and that is how much water you would need to drink in ounces per day. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds, then you would divide it by 2, and then you would get 100. In this case, you would need to drink at least 100 ounces of water daily. If you want to know how many cups of water you should be drinking, then take the total amount of ounces and divide it by 8, because a cup has 8 ounces. For example, if you take 100 and divide it by 8, then you would get 12.5 cups of water.
- 5. RE-CALCULATE YOUR WATER INTAKE You have to remember to re-calculate how much water you need to drink as your weight chances. If you gain weight, then you would need to drink more water. If you lose weight, then you would need to drink less water.
- 6. DEHYDRATION DRINKS If you drink coffee and soft drinks during the day, then you are recommended to double up your number of ounces or cups of water per day because those beverages will cause you to lose a lot of water. In addition, drinking coffee and soft drinks will increase your thirst because of the high levels of sugar and caffeine.
- 7. DRINK WATER FREQUENTLY You should drink water frequently throughout the day and not wait until you are thirsty because thirst is a sign of dehydration which result in water loss. A good way to make sure you get enough water throughout the day is to drink at least one cup of water every hour or two. Also, it is important to drink at least one cup of water the first thing you wake up because you used a lot of water throughout the night while you are sleeping, for breathing and moving around.
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