Introduction Living in an industrialized country people hardly think about the consumption of water. People go about their day without ever knowing or thinking about whether their body is receiving the proper amount of water to function properly. They do not realize that they are constantly losing water! Every breath uses water, sweating forces water out of the water as well as urine and excretion (Erickson, 2013). Two-thrids of the body is made of water therefore the water supply must be replenished frequently (Erickson, 2013). Water serves many functions that promote good health and bodily functions. Water lubricates joints, aids in digestion, kidney function, maintains body temperature and helps the body’s metabolism (Erickson, 2013). All of these functions are important for maintaining a healthy body. …show more content…
The best example of this is athletes who do not take in enough water or replenish it will suffer from increased fatigue, reduced endurance, poor body temperature regulation, lack of motivation and a perception of working harder (Popkin, D 'Anci, & Rosenberg, 2010). The body is still affected in other ways by poor water intake. Those who do not take in enough water can suffer from headaches and overall irritability (Popkin, D 'Anci, & Rosenberg, 2010). The mind can be even further affected by water intake. Those who have good hydration habits have better mental performance and drinking water can contest sleepiness and fatigue (Silcox, 2015). Good hydration can also prevent some chronic diseases. Evidence shows a link between increased hydration and a lower risk of urolithiasis (Popkin, D 'Anci, & Rosenberg,
Hydrating is very important to your body's ability to function. Your body must intake water as we constantly let off water as said i pg 1 of ‘Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill’ it states “At every moment water escapes the body through sweat, urination, defecation or exhaled breath, among other routes.” As it's been told that water is good for you and needed no one has ever thought of actually being able to overdue it. When you take in water your kidney stores up to a gallon of water so as to keep you hydrated. In the article mentioned previously it also states in pg 10, “every hour a healthy kidney at rest can excrete 800 to 1,000 milliliters … therefore a person can drink up to 800 to 1,000 milliliters per hour without experiencing a net gain in water”. Therefore your body is built
The human body is estimated to be about 60 to 70 percent water. Blood, as well as your muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a high percentage of water. Water is extremely important and essential to our health (Kaushik, Mullee, Bryant, Hill, 2007). Dehydration is one of the most common side effects of not consuming enough w...
Drinking water is essential and indispensable to life itself possible on the face of the earth, it is much more than a well, a resource, a commodity, drinking water is specifically a human right of first order and an element essential national sovereignty itself and, most likely, whoever controls the water control the economy and life in the not so distant future.
The scholarly article, Effects of Hydration Status on Cognitive Performance and Mood by Natalie Masento, Mark Golightly, David Field, Laurie Butler, Carien Reekum, from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading, states consuming water is necessary for life as it is for the brain and mental functions. Masento, Golightly, Field Butler, and Reekum (2014) describes, certain groups such as elderly and infants are more susceptible to dehydration (1841). This is because these individuals are unable to gauge their thirst level (p.1842). According to the European Food Safety Authority, it is recommended to consume “2000ml of fluids for females and 2500ml for males” each day (Masento, Golightly, Field Butler, and Reekum 2014,
As the sustenance for all humankind, animals, plants and other living organisms, Water is the greatest natural resources on this planet and it is becoming scarcer and more of a necessity. Water is a basic need and not a want in the same way that without air to breathe, cannot sustain life. Safe, clean water and good sanitation is a right. Therefore, the right to safe, clean water means the right to life. According to United Nations human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, ethnic origin, color, religion, language or any other status. Based on UN definition I am confident to assert that safe, clean drinking water and good sanitation is a basic human
Water is very important for your body. 50% of your body weight is water (“Safe Drinking Water: Tap Water, Bottled Water, & Water Filters.”).
Lately, the trend is that nearly everyone carries a water bottle with them and sips all day long. But what does water really do for the body? Is it essential that people gulp down the prescribed “eight glasses of water a day” for optimal health and performance? A growing body of information now points to evidence that water is beneficial to your health.
First I will tell you about what not drinking water everyday does to a person.
Humans are mostly made up of water, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that someone should stay hydrated. If someone does not drink the right amount of water daily their bodies can become dehydrated. I had to learn this lesson
An essential element to support life is water. People, animals and plants all need water to live and to grow. Places in the world lack enough water to help people stay healthy. Water is a human right so Government is responsible to help meet people’s need for enough safe water according to B. Malmberg(2007). Water Management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the use of water resources. The inter basin water transfer can be described as a man made conveyance scheme which moves water from one river basin to another basin where water is less available or could be utilized better for human development.
Clean Water: “An under-appreciated liquid to Survive” Water is pure and transparent liquid that is vital for all humans, plants and animals on the planet. In the United States, people have access to clean drinking water and clean sanitation systems, not like in other parts of the world where clean, safe drinking water is getting scarce. A lot of people don’t have access to it, and many regions are suffering severe drought. Yet, when humans take it for granted, they don’t appreciate that a reliable, clean supply of water is essential to human health, economy and agricultural prosperity. Having clean and safe potable water is a right, and not a privilege.
Water is our main source of our life. We need it to live, drink, bathe,
Water is the most priceless resource on our planet. Billions of gallons flow through our rivers and lakes. Millions of gallons are consumed by humans each day. Our world’s surface is seventy percent water. With so much water around us, how can 1.1 billion people still lack access to clean water (Cooper, Water Shortages)? People are already using fifty four percent of all the freshwater available on this planet (Cooper, Water Shortages). We cannot afford to neglect something so essential to our very survival. We must defend our most important natural resource—water.
Williams (2006) define water as a clear, tasteless, odourless fluid. Water is a vital nutrient for good health posner (1998). Most of our body weight (60-70%) is made up of water. Wretlid (1999) explain that water is important in human body because, it help to control our body temperature, carries nutrients and water product from our cell, and it needed for our cells to function help us to lose weight, for the heath skin, fight infections, get rid of toxins, health heart, prevent join pains and arthritis, boost energy, prevent constipation and reduce chances of cancer. World Health Organisation recommended that, adults drink 8 glasses of fluid daily or more in hot weather or during physical activity. This fluid doesn’t have to be water alone.it can also obtain from juice, milk, soap as fruit and vegetables Garrow
Water is an essential nutrient that our body requires every day. Without water human life cannot be sustained. Water deprivation kills faster than lack of any other nutrient. People do not think of water as a nutrient and don’t realize the important role of water in the body functions.