WHY IS WATER IMPORTANT?

DEHYDRATION

• When you body does not have enough water
• Causes thirst,less frequent urination,dry skin fatigue
• You can get it from being sick,vomit,diarrhea
• You loose many vitamins and minerals
• Led to 2,163 deaths since 2003 in the us

PREVENTING DEHYDRATION

• Always drink water even if you do not feel thirsty
• If your sick try to regain the fluids you have lost
• Drink sports drinks to regain the vitamins you've lost
• Eat foods with high water content
• Drink 8 cups of water for every one pound lost

DO SPORTS DRINK WORK?

• Sports drinks refill electrolytes
• Sports drinks give you sodium
• The sugar helps the vitamins get through your body
• Water is in sports drinks
• But sports drinks only should be used if necessary

ELECTROLYTES

• Doctors test for sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate.
• They help run our body and body systems
• Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids
• They are the electric pulse for your body

TYPES OF DEHYDRATION
Mild Dehydration is when you lose 3-5% of your body fluid. Moderate dehydration is when you loose 6-9% of your body fluid. Severe is when you lose 10%+ of your body fluid.

DEATHS FROM DEHYDRATION

• When your body does not have enough fluids it begins to shut down
• Your body will try to use all the water in the body and get it to your brain
• When this happens your body will go into a coma
• When this happens your body shuts down and it results in death
• There has been 2500+ deaths from dehydration in the US in the last 10 years

WORK CITED PAGE

• Galenet.galegroup.Com-this is credible because it is from a encycleapedia
• TeensHealth.org-this is credible because it was approved by a doctor
• World atlas- this is a published approved book