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on hot days we need a lot of this water
but more than half of all children and
adolescents throughout the country
aren't getting enough hydration probably
because they're not drinking enough
water that according to a new Harvard th
Chan School of Public Health study some
people just don't like the taste of
plain water so they try to have special
drinks the ingredients of the special
drinks aren't always that helpful for
the body k hub needy and Children's
Hospital dr. Robert Murphy every body
part needs blood supply and blood needs
water if there's not enough water there
won't be enough blood and the heart will
not be able to pump what it doesn't have
dr. Murphy says since the organs depend
on blood flow if someone's dehydrated
their organs won't work as well the
muscles will tire and cramp brain
function will suffer people can also get
headaches and feel lethargic with
excessive dehydration the body goes into
shock
the body shuts down because there isn't
enough flow to the important body parts
how much water should be all be drinking
every day good question and I don't
think anyone really knows but certainly
in a normal state without extreme water
losses probably the adult should have
between two and three quarts of at least
two to three quarts of fluid per day the
larger you are Murphy says the more
fluid you need and the more losses you
have from things like exercise or fever
the more fluid you need - as for kids it
varies on the size of the child but I
think between one and two quarts of
fluid a day is probably a good amount
that could increase on hot days
especially if kids are playing sports
dr. Murphy also set up a protocol to
monitor the level of hydration in
athletes
he says depending on the sport some
teens try to lose weight and they do
this by restricting fluid so the doctor
monitors their urine to ensure they're
well hydrated if you're looking at the
urine the urine should always look like
water if it starts looking dark like
coca-cola it means that it's too
concentrated and it probably means that
the person is dry and
approaching dehydration mom Gina Rhea's
make sure her teenage daughter drinks
two to three times the recommended
amount of water when she's playing
soccer in the stifling heat I need her
to be healthy you know just for her own
for her own sake and also for her
ability to play well you know that
affects her mentally and you know if
she's dehydrated she's gonna feel it
she's gonna get tired she's you know I'm
not gonna want to play she's not going
to be at her best for kids who won't
drink water
Gatorade Pedialyte and orange juice are
safe alternative since this Murphy and
also if you're thirsty drink but don't
wait until you're thirsty to drink so if
you're active and exercising keep on
drinking so that you don't experience
thirst in West Long Branch I'm Lorne
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