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Body's
requirement for water is much more than its requirement for food. Although a person
can live up to 8 weeks without food, he can not live more than one week without
drinking water. We lose 2-3 litres of water from our body (55-75% of our body
is water) in a day through activities such as sweating and respiration. Water's
functions in the body which put forth its vital importance are as follows: •
Ensuring that cells are nurtured and maintain life by carrying food elements such
as carbon hydrates, proteins, vitamins and vvminerals.
• Ensuring that waste materials existing in the cells are carried to the kidneys
and taken out of the body. • Ensuring that waste materials accumulated in
the intestines are taken out of the body. • Slicking our joints. • Keeping
humidity of our skin under control. • Ensuring that our blood has sufficient
volume. • Regulating body heat. • On condition that we use drugs, ensuring
that these drugs are carried to the appropriate areas and waste materials existing
as a result of these drugs are taken out of the body. How
much should water consumption be? Healthy water; is the water which
is produced and packaged in hygienic places and sterilized from hazardous plants
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