Give Kids Plenty Of Water

Sep 01, 2002

Proper nutrition is absolutely essential for your academic success and a good future. Hence, from now on, while choosing foods, bear in mind that there is a strong connection between foods, body, mind, and memory function.

NutritionWith Grace CanadaProper nutrition is absolutely essential for your academic success and a good future. Hence, from now on, while choosing foods, bear in mind that there is a strong connection between foods, body, mind, and memory function.Today, let us focus on water. Ironically, most people frequently underestimate the role of water. Yet water is the medium of life. The body’s need for water is second in importance only to its need for oxygen. Water makes up 55-65% of the weight of an adult’s body and approximately 70% of an infant. As you can see, a large proportion of our body weight consists of water.Water is a mechanism for the movement of nutrients into cells the removal of waste from cells, as well as for acid–base balance in the body. Water is actually the medium for all body fluids, including blood, lymph, digestive juices, urine and perspiration.Additionally, water is very important during stress. We all know that anticipation of the big exams is likely to cause various degrees of anxiety and stress among students. During stress, our body burns food faster and many other chemicals are released in the body. The chemical waste needs adequate water for effective removal. The fact that children also tend to move around quite a bit, especially in our hot climate, means their need for water is greatly increased.A sedentary person needs at least 6-8 glasses of water daily to replace the water lost in perspiration, urine and feaces, to allow normal body functions and for optimal removal of waste products. Hence, it is important to encourage your child to drink 10-13 glasses of clean, boiled water every day, regardless whether or not he/she is thirsty. Often children are thirsty, a sign of dehydration, but because they do not have access to water, they disregard the thirst.Dehydration, even in its mild form, can cause confusion, poor concentration, weakness and headache. (A 10% loss of body water poses significant health risks. A 20% loss can easily result in death. This is how crucial water is to our bodies.) Hence, it is very important for you to explain the significance of drinking water to your child, and we strongly recommend that you pack water for your child to take to school.Ends

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