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By Milton G. Crane, M.D. and Barbara G. Crane, R.D. of Weimar Institute
Man is 79% water by weight. If you could remove all of the water from a 150 lb. man, you have 120 lb. of water; there would be 30 lb. of solid left.
Every body function requires water. The surface of the eye is constantly moistened by water. We have 2 million sweat glands that continually moisten our skin.
Our bodies have a fantastic ability to conserve water by recycling it. At mealtime, water is extracted from the blood by salivary cells. When you swallow the saliva, it passes to your stomach and on to your intestines. There, water is reabsorbed into the blood and reused in the saliva.
The body recycles about 2,500 gallons of water every day in the intestines and kidneys. The kidneys filter 380 gallons of blood daily, yet only 6 glasses of water are voided as urine; 2 glassfuls are exhaled in the breath; 2 glasses evaporate from the skin without our recognizing it (insensible loss); and 1 glass is lost by way of the bowels. You can lose up to 6 glasses of water an hour if you sweat visibly.
We need to drink 6 glasses of water a day since there is about 3 glasses in the food we eat and 1-2 glasses are formed as an end-product as our body burns (metabolizes) food to provide energy.
The more water you drink the less work your kidneys will have to do in eliminating body wastes. Water will help prevent constipation. Water will help you perspire freely, thus cooling you when necessary. Water will help prevent infection of the kidney and bladder and the formation of bladder and kidney stones.
Develop a habit of drinking water regularly. Drink 1-2 glasses of water first thing in the morning, 102 glasses mid-way through the morning, 1-2 glasses in the mid-afternoon, and a glassful in the evening.
| Average Daily Water Intake | "Average" Daily Water Loss | ||
| Liquid Food | 600 ml | *Insensible sweating | 520 ml |
| Solid Food | 500 ml | Breathing by lungs | 500 ml |
| Food Metabolism | 400 ml | Stool | 240 ml |
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Urine | 1440 ml | |
| 1500 ml | |
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| By Drinking | 1200 ml | 2700 ml | |
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| 2700 ml | * Total sweating may be up to 1500 ml/hour. | ||
| 1 "glassful" = 240 ml = 8 oz. | 1000 ml = 1 liter = 1.05 quarts | ||
| 1 quart = 0.95 liters | |||
| 1 gallon = 3.8 liters | |||