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WATER
Water
Water is an essential nutrient. It enables a tremendous number of chemical reactions in the body to take place. Cells, tissues, and organs need water to function.
Everything and anything about water
- Water is basically all around you. You can find in in many foods, the environment, and even your body!
- A human can not live without water. A human can live up to three days - or he/she will perish.
Celery
Celery is 95% water!
Watermelon
Waternelon is 92% water. Watermelon can help to replenish body fluids. Water is the most vital nutrient for life – over 2/3 of the body is made up of water.
Poultry
Although the water content is not as high as in fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry and fish do contribute to fluid intake. For example, flounder is 79 percent water, light meat chicken with skin is nearly 69 percent water and extra-lean ground beef is 63 percent water. Eggs also have a high water content, at 75 percent. These foods are also rich sources of protein and healthy amounts of fat.
What does water do for the body?
- It helps with digestion, absorption, and transportation of nutrients.
- It eliminates wastes and toxins from the kidneys, colon, and lungs.
- Distributing heat throughout the body and allowing heat to be released through the skin by evaporation. (sweating)
acrostic poem
a human can live Without nutrients, but only a few days without water.
the body cAn't store water.
Thirteen cups of water is need for men a day.
ninE cups of water is needed for women a day.
dehydRaction occurs if you don't have enough water.