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Water and Human Health
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Water and Human Health
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Water is an essential requirement of human body. It makesup about fifty to seventy five percent of the human body.We can live without food for many weeks but for water itis only days. Water is part and parcel of our body tissuessuch as fats, muscles, bones etc and is the basic componentof fluids like blood, juices in the digestive tract, sweat andurine. It is required on daily basis as human body cannotstore it. Water being lost from skin, lungs, feces and urineneeds replenishment on daily basis. However the dailyamount required depends upon the body size, food intake,rate of metabolism, environmental and weather conditionsand life style of any individual. On an average daily loss ofwater in adults accounts for two and a half to three litreswhereas in elderly it is two litres per day that necessarilyneeds replacement to maintain health
