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Article: Water: Drink To Your Health.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
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WATER, the most essential liquid of all body fluids, is perhaps second only to oxygen in terms of importance. It comprises 75 percent of our muscles and 90 percent of our blood. It is so important that you couldn't survive more than a few days without it.
Despite the importance of water, most people don't get enough of it. In fact, Americans only get about one-third of the water they need, resulting in, among other things, fatigue, constipation, dull skin tone, poor digestion and a reduced ability to concentrate. When the body doesn't get enough water, muscle tissue begins to stick together and joint movement is restricted. Vital organs can lose their ability to ...