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Water is an essential body requirement but few of us know how much of it should be consumed on an average. Nutritionist MUMTAZ KHALID ISMAIL writes...
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AN OFT repeated query about water is how much of it should one consume daily?
The requirement is based on the dietetic habits, climate, and physical activities. An average healthy individual should consume 1,500 - 2,500 ml of water per day for proper functioning of the body and to prevent dehydration, constipation and urinary infection. The body requires more water during hot and humid weather.
Substantial water intake is harmless but if consumed in great excess it may result in water intoxication. Less water intake impairs the general body functions and results in less urine formation.
A person should take enough fluids to excrete 1,200 - 1,500 ml of urine per day. The colour of urine is a practical guide to the adequacy of fluid intake. Pale yellow urine in a healthy person indicates an adequate intake. While a high coloured urine indicates an insufficient fluid intake.
Water taken with meals tends to dilute the digestive juices and impairs digestion. Moderate amounts of water about a glass taken with meals have no harmful effects. Soups, milk, beverages such as tea and coffee and most of our so-called solid foods such as cucumber, tomatoes and fruits like melons contain large amounts of water. No one has ever claimed that these should not be taken with meals. But if more liquids are taken with meals it decreases one's appetite.
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