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Learning Outcomes

• Understand Role Of Water in our body• Become aware of dehydration Signs and

complications• Discuss the promotion of daily water

intake at home and work.

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PHEW !!! – Just when You had This Life All Figured Out…It All Comes Down To The Simple Things

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Water• 60 % of Red Blood Cells• 75% of muscle tissue• 92% Blood Plasma

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Importance Of Water In Our Diet

Solvent Shock absorber Waste / Nutrients Heat Regulation

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WaterWater is lost from the body by:

Sweating Breathing Number 1 & 2 Crying

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ThirstBody Weight

Loss (%)Symptoms

1-2 Thirst , fatigue , weakness , vague , loss of appetite , discomfort

3-4 Impaired physical performance , dry mouth , reduction in urine , flushed skin , impatience , apathy , constipation

5-6 Difficulty concentrating , headache , irritability , sleepiness , impaired temperature ,

7-10 Dizziness , muscle spasms , loss of balance , delirium , exhaustion , collapse.

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Some Causes Of Dehydration

• Advanced Age

• Exercise

• Diabetes

• Diarrheoa

• Weightloss / Diet Products

• Influenza

• Coffee / Tea

• Diuretics

• Lipitor

• Lexapro

• Claritin

• Flomax

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Some Complications Of Chronic Dehydration

Kidney Disease Constipation Depression Backache

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How Much Water?Men – Approximately 3 Litres ???Women – Approximately 2.2 litres ???

100% Water

90-99% Fat free milk / strawberries / watermelon / lettuce / celery / cabbage.

80-89% Fruit juice / yoghurt / apples / grapes / Oranges / carrots

70-79% Bananas / Corn / potatoes / avocados / cottage cheese

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How to Approximate your daily fluid needs

Divide your body weight(kg) / 50

For Me:

80 / 50 = 1.6 L

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Your Sweat Rate Test :

• Weigh yourselves without clothes on one hour before exercise.

• After your exercise return home, and weigh yourself without clothes again

• Assuming you did not use the toilet or consume any fluids during exercise, your weight loss is your sweat rate.

• For each kilogram of lost weight, you lost one litre of fluid.

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How Can We Promote Increase Of Water ???

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Summary For Today: Water Is Essential For:

Longevity Good Health

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Learning Outcomes

• Understand Role Of Water in our body• Become aware of dehydration Signs and

complications• Discuss the promotion of daily water

intake at home and work.

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