For a Healthier Lifestyle
Interesting & Useful Water Facts
	1	Roughly 70 % of an adult’s body is made up of water.
	2	Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.
	3	While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.
	4	Soft drinks, coffee and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.
	5	Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carried chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.
	6	Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth’s surface.
	7	The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.
	8	By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.
	9	The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.
	10	Somewhere between 70 and 75 % of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
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