The importance of proper hydration!
Water for basic human being is, accounts for 50-60% of body weight in adults and plays in our bodies different functions:
- plays a 'filtering action towards toxic substances
- lubricating function and shock-absorbing
- maintains a constant temperature inside our body
- helps to digest and absorb the food
- carries nutrients
The answer of course varies according to several factors (weather, sports, body weight ...); In general we can say that we should drink at least 1.5 / 2 liters of water a day.
Another important thing to know is that water is found in large percentages especially in fruits and vegetables; We discover together the water-rich foods:
- Cucumber 96%
- 95% lettuce
- Celery 95%
- Watermelon 92%
- melon 92%
- strawberries 90%
- apricot 88%
- pineapple 87%
- tomatoes 85%
I hope this article will have made more aware of the importance of water for human beings, for further advice do not hesitate to contact