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Why drink water? I'm not thirsty. Unfortunately, thirst isn't always a reliable gauge of the body's need for water, especially in children and older adults. As crude as it sounds, a better barometer is the color of your urine: clear or light-colored urine means you're well hydrated, whereas a dark yellow or amber color usually signals dehydration. If you wait until you are thirsty, chances are you are letting your body slip into a mild state of dehydration. Mild to moderate dehydration is likely to cause:
Severe dehydration, a medical emergency, can cause:
Water is essential to human life: It forms the basis for all body fluids, including blood and digestive juices; it aids in the transportation and absorption of nutrients; and it helps eliminate waste. If you're an average adult, every day you lose more than 10 cups (close to 2.5 liters) of water simply by sweating, breathing and eliminating waste. You also lose electrolytes - minerals such as sodium, potassium and calcium that maintain the balance of fluids in your body. Normally, you can replenish what you've lost through the foods and liquids you consume, even when you're active. But when you eliminate more water and salts than you replace, dehydration results - your system literally dries out. Sometimes dehydration occurs for simple reasons: You don't drink enough because you're sick or busy, or because you lack access to potable water when you're traveling, hiking or camping. Other dehydration causes include: Diarrhea, vomiting. Severe, acute diarrhea - that is, diarrhea that comes on suddenly and violently - can cause a tremendous loss of water and electrolytes in a short amount of time. If you have vomiting along with diarrhea, you lose even more fluids and minerals. Children and infants are especially at risk. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million infants and children die of dehydration resulting from diarrhea every year - 300 to 500 of them in the United States. Most of these deaths occur in the first year of life. Preteens and teens who participate in sports may be especially susceptible, both because of their body weight, which is generally lower than that of adults, and because they may not be experienced enough to know the warning signs of dehydration. Certain medications - diuretics, antihistamines, blood pressure medications and some psychiatric drugs - as well as alcohol also can lead to dehydration, generally because they cause you to urinate or perspire more than normal. The following groups of people must pay extra attention to the warning signs of dehydration:
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