Question

What is the importance of adequate hydration, what the recommendations are for fluid intakes and ay other aspect regarding hydration you wish to address.

Answer 1

The human body contains water as the maximum content by weight. Water plays a critical role in execution of most of the biological reactions in the form of either acting as a solvent or a by-product. Thus, adequate hydration is essentially required for maintaining homeostasis as enlisted below:

1. Relay of nerve impulse transduction
2. Carrying out biological reactions
3. Optimum hemodynamic content
4. Maintenance of tonicity
5. Normal working of all cells

These are some of the parameters controlled by hydration hence decipher the importance of adequate hydration.

Recommendations:

1. Drink adequate amount of water everyday
2. Maintain adequate intake of ions, importantly sodium chloride
3. Enhance water intake depending upon the ambient temperature and physical exercise
4. Keep close observations upon any signs of dehydration hence take appropriate clinical measures.