Water is the source of life, but can you really drink water?
Water is the source of life and the basic substance to maintain human life activities. Without water, life can only last for a few days! This is already a common sense that everyone knows, but you can seriously understand - water? Do you really drink water?
The physiological function of water
Water is an important part of the human body, accounting for about 70% of the human body (that is, a person with a body weight of 50 kg has 35 kg of water in his body); it directly participates in the metabolic reaction of the human body and maintains various physiological activities; as a carrier, It transports nutrients + oxygen into the body, and transports metabolic waste out of the body; as a lubricant for the organs, it acts as a lubricant and buffer; it regulates body temperature;
Second, how much water should you drink every day? How to drink?
Adults should drink 7-8 (1500-1700ml) glasses of water every day. It is advisable to drink boiled water. Drink water actively, instead of drinking water when you feel thirsty and oliguria. When you feel this way, your body is obviously dehydrated.
The way of drinking water should be a small amount and several times, and it should be distributed at any time of the day. It is not advisable to drink a lot of water before meals to avoid the dilution of gastric juice and affect the digestion and absorption of food.
Under conditions of high temperature, labor or exercise, and sweating a lot, the amount of water you drink should be increased, and attention should be paid to supplementing water and electrolytes at the same time (oral rehydration salts are a good choice) to avoid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
- Drink a glass of water on an empty stomach after getting up in the morning
Due to sweating and urine secretion during sleep, a lot of water is lost. Although there is no obvious thirst after getting up, the blood will still be thick due to lack of water in the body. Drinking water can reduce blood viscosity and increase circulating blood. capacity. (For hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and the elderly, drink a glass of water before going to bed, about 200ml, which is beneficial to prevent the increase of blood viscosity at night)
- What are the drinking water?
Tap water, packaged drinking water (GB/10789-2015)
Tap water is directly taken from natural water sources (surface water, groundwater), purified and disinfected by a series of treatment processes, and then input to each user. It is currently the most common domestic drinking water.
Drinking natural mineral water that is naturally gushed from the depths of the ground or collected by drilling, contains a certain amount of minerals or other components, and is uncontaminated in a certain area and preventive measures are taken to avoid contamination.
Drinking pure water is the water source directly from the surface, underground or public water supply system, and the finished product is made by appropriate water purification processing methods.
Drinking natural spring water is a finished product made from natural spring water gushing from the ground or underground spring water collected by drilling, and the natural source water that has not passed through the public water supply system.
Drinking natural water is a product made from water from natural sources such as wells, mountain springs, reservoirs, lakes or alpine glaciers that have not passed through the public water supply system.
Other drinking water uses water directly from the surface, underground or public water supply system as the water source, and after appropriate processing methods, a certain amount of minerals are added to adjust the taste, but products made of sugar or other food ingredients are not allowed.
Now, do you know how to drink water? What kind of water did you drink?