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Melanie Wirth,
RDN, LD, MBA,
Corporate Dietitian, Taher, Inc.
Hydration Nation
60% of your body composition is made up of water. Drinking water is essential to your health. Water has become the second most popular drink (behind soft drinks). According to Mayo Clinic, healthy men should drink 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day, and healthy woman about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day.
Water helps:
- Maintain the balance of body fluids: The fluids help maintain digestion, circulation, and normal body temperature.
- Control Calories: Water doesn’t have any magical e?ect on weight loss, but it helps eliminate high calorie beverages, and make you feel full.
- Keeps your skin looking good: Dehydration makes your skin look dry and wrinkled. Proper hydration can improve your skin appearance.
Your body needs for water when you are:
- In hot climates
- More physically active
- Having diarrhea or vomiting
- In high altitudes
Tips to increase your fluid intake:
- Have a beverage with every snack and meal.
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. About 20% of our fluid intake comes from food.
- Keep a bottle of water with you in your car, at your desk, or in your bag.
- If you're watching calories, go for non-caloric beverages or water.
- Avoid sugary beverages, these provide empty calories
Melanie Wirth, RDN, LD, MBA, Corporate Dietitian, Taher, Inc.
