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Water: magic elixir or forgotten nutrient? (includes categorization of beverages by ability to hydrate the body)
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Environmental Nutrition
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May 1, 1991
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Water: Magic Elixir of Forgotten Nutrient?
It aids weight loss by creating a feeling of fullness, removes toxins from the body and helps keep the skin healthy and moist. A new scientific breakthrough destined to make big bucks? No, just water, the forgotten nutrient.
Most of us take water for granted, perhaps because it is so ubiquitous. It compromises 70% of the planet's surface, 55% to 65% of the adult human body and up to 70% of the body weight of infants.
But water is one of the most important nutrients we consume. While the body can survive without food for about 5 weeks, it can survive without water for no more than 5 days.
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