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Water is the most essential nutrient to life
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Water is the main food that the human body needs If a human does not absorb enough water dehydration is the result
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Water is essential to the absorption of nutrients, helps us digest our food, regulates our body temperature and assists in the removal of waste
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Water accounts for 50 - 70% of our body weight
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A new born baby is 75% water
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Water helps lubricate our joints
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Water helps to eliminate toxins and waste from the body
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Water improves nourishment of the skin
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Water helps us to maintain our correct body weight
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Every day, our bodies have to replace about 2.2 litres of water
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The average daily requirement for a young person 9 - 13 years old is 2.4 litres
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Water accounts for about 75% of the brain and heart
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All the bodies important chemical reactions take place in water
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The human embryo is more than 80% water
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Water accounts for about 85% of the blood and lungs
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75% of the weight of the body is supported by the volume of water stored in the spinal column, and 25% by the fibrous material around the disc. The joints in the spinal column are dependent on the hydraulic properties of the water stored in the disc
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Our kidneys remove waste products such as uric and lactic acid dissolved in water
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We need water to breathe, we lose between half a litre and a litre of water everyday just by breathing
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Water plays a fundamental role in the metabolism, the digestion and the kidney function
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Water helps to improve attention and concentration
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Drinking water at meal times aids the digestive process
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Water helps to preserve muscle tone, since the muscles need water to contract
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Water helps to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including some cancers, cardiovascular disease, gallstones and kidney and bladder stones
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Water helps to improve our memory
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Water does not contain calories, but helps to reduce the appetite and assists the body in metabolizing fats
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Replacing softdrinks in the diet with water (which has no calories) can help with weight control
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Water is one of the most important nutrients for children
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Even a small degree of dehydration reduces childrens mental and physical performance
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A loss of 2% or more of a body's fluids causes a 20% reduction in the performance in both physical and in mental and cognitive activities
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Dehydration is the loss of water and salts essential for body function, which occurs when more liquids and salts are lost than taken in
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Dehydration stimulates thirst, but is often confused with hunger
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Children are exposed to dehydration risks because their thirst mechanisms are immature and not very effective, and appear when dehydration is already happening
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As we age, the thirst stimulus is gradually reduced, so it is easy for the body to dehydrate, which may be dangerous for the elderly
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Dehydration is known to cause or contribute to many of the systems of ill health or frailty we associate with old age. Pressure ulcers, constipation, urinary infections, kidney and gallstones, heart disease, and plays a vital role in regulation of blood pressure
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An elephant is 70% water
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A chicken is 75% water
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A pineapple is 80% water
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A tomato is 95% water
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A person can live for up to a month without food, but only about a week without water
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A person must consume 2 litres of water daily to live healthily
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Humans drink on average 75 000 litres of water throughout their lives
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The two dietary sources of water are food and drink. About 80% comes from drinks and 20% is contained in food
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About 25,700 litres of water is required to grow a day's food for a family of four
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Two thirds of the worlds surface is covered in water, but less than 3% of its volume is available as a resource for drinking
