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Water has many functions in your body:
- Transports vitamins, minerals, amino acids, glucose, hormones, enzymes and other substances throughout your body
- Assists chemical reactions such as the burning of glucose and the breakdown of fat for energy
- Carries digestive juices
- Lubricates joints, eyeballs, nasal passages, and the intestines
- It's a shock absorber for your eyes, spinal cord
- Maintains your body temperature - Cools it by evaporation from the skin and lungs, throws off heat when blood is circulated near the body's surface - Helps maintain warmth in winter
- Removes wastes through the kidney and helps solid wastes pass through the intestines
- Adequate fluid intake helps prevent kidney stones
Did You Know?
Water makes up 50-60% of body weight. All body cells equals 40% of body weight.
Did You Know?
Outside of cell equals 15% of body weight. The fluid portion of the blood equals 5% of body weight.
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