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Drink Up!
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Who has had a drink this morning?
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What type of drink did you have this morning?
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True or false?
Our bodies are nearly 2/3 water.
True
True
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Water
Water is essential for our bodies to function properly.
Nearly 2/3 of our bodies is water.
Water is needed by the body to perform many functions including:• controlling our body temperature;• keeping our joints moving;• helping us to swallow our food via saliva;• forming tears, which moisten our eyes;• removing waste from our body.
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True or false?
We can only get water from drinks.
We get 20% of our water from food and 80% from drinks.
FalseFalse
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Where does water come from?
Sources of Water
• Food e.g. fruit and vegetables, yogurt, soups.
• Drinks e.g. water, fruit juice, tea, coffee.
All drinks count towards our fluid/water intake.
Some drinks provide added nutrients.
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How many drinks should we have a day?
A. 6-8 B. 2-4
C. 4-6 D. 8-10
correct
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How much we needHow much water we need can vary from person to person, this can depend on:•age; •time of year; •diet;•level of physical activity;•climate conditions.
More water is needed if it is very hot and if we are being physically active.
On average we need about 6-8 glasses of fluid each day.
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How we lose water
Our bodies can lose water by:
• sweating;
• going to the toilet;
• breathing.
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What happens if we don’t have enough water
‘Dehydration’ occurs, which means we may:
• feel thirsty;
• have headaches;
• lack concentration;
• feel tired.
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How do we tell if we arehaving enough water?
We are likely to be dehydrated:•when we are thirsty;
•if we pass dark-coloured urine.
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Track your drink
How many drinks have you had so
far today?
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Summary
Water is essential to our bodies.
Nearly 2/3 of our bodies is water.
Our sources of water come from food and drink.
We are recommended to have 6 to 8 glasses of fluid a day.
We lose water via sweating, going to the toilet and breathing.
Dehydration can occur if we do not have enough water.
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