Water in us
Remember! Water is present in every living organism
- there are no organisms able to function without a small portion of water
- our blood is made of water in 83%
- loss of 1% of water causes the feeling of thirst
- loss of 10% of water poses risk to health, while loss of 20% of water may cause death
- when the water is drunk it stays in stomach for 5 minutes. On average the body exchanges the water every 1,5 months
- every day with exhaled air we lose from 400 to 500 ml of water, and even more during hot weather
- 80% of diseases are directly or indirectly associated with bad water quality
- on average, people are losing 1,5 liter while urinating
- food satisfies about 20% of the daily demand for water