Why drinking water is the way
to go
BY: LESLIE
LEE
MIKE
The behavior we modified
• To drink more water than what we do now
• To drink less soda than what we do now
Our short term and long term goals
• Short term goals:
Each week drink 10-20oz more than
the week before
Each week drink less soda
●Long term goals:
Continue to drink recommended
amount of water
Stop drinking soda
H2O
Dihydrogen monoxide
What percent of our body is
water?
• The average adult body is made up of
50%-75%
• Muscles are about 75% water by weight
• Fat tissues are about 25%
• Bones are about 20%
• Brain is about 90%
How much water is enough?
• Some experts believe everyone should drink
80oz a day
●Others say to divide your body weight by 2 to get
the ounces you need to drink a day
Ex) A man is 175lbs. How much water should he
drink?
175/2=about 88oz
●Overweight people should add an additional 12oz
for every 25lbs they are over weight
Why do we need water?
• Exercising-helps keep body temp under control
6-8oz every 15minutes
●It moves nutrients, hormones, antibodies and
oxygen through the blood stream
●Water is the bodies lubricant
keeps eyeballs moist and “oils” joints
●Water is bodies shock absorber
brain and spinal cord is protected by it
Water and your diet
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Key part of weight loss program
Helps body remove fat
Helps overall health
Suppresses appetite by filling up stomach some
experts say that it is hard to distinguish between
hunger and thirst so drink water and wait 20-30
minutes to see if still hungry
●helps reduce fat deposits
●drinking more water reduces water retention by
stimulating the kidneys
Water loss results in…
• Urine becomes concentrated when not enough
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water
Water cannot be stored in the body so body sets
up a priority system
When body becomes dehydrated it rations and
recycle water
All water losing functions are reduced
Toxic waste is dumped into tissues, fat, joints,
and muscles instead of being eliminated by
urination and perspiration
Your lungs and water
• Lung tissue are
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moistened by water
as they take in
oxygen and release
carbon dioxide
Allergies and
asthmatic symptoms
may be a sign of not
enough water
Body temp and water
• Water is bodies coolant
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regulating body temp by
perspiration
Must drink as much
water in winter as in
summer
3% water loss can result
in health problems
15% water loss can
result in death
Your brain and water
• Brain 90% water
• When body is well
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hydrated one will notice
an increase clarity in
thinking
Less water decreases
energy generation in the
brain
Dehydration can result in
headaches, depression,
memory loss, chronic
fatigue syndromes
Your heart and water
• Heart 75% water
• Blood 85% water
• Hydration increases
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cardiovascular system
Dehydration can
result in: hardening of
the arteries, high
blood pressure and
cholesterol
Your kidneys and water
• Kidneys filters blood,
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concentrating waste and
sends it out in urine
Dehydration causes
kidneys to recycles dirty
water to remove waste
Prolonged dehydration
can do damage to
kidneys
Your digestive system and
water
• Food needs water to
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properly digest
Hydration can reduce:
heartburn, acid
stomach, gas, and
constipation
Dehydration can
cause: weight gain,
poor muscle tone,
water retention
Your joints and water
• Water lubricates joints
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and lets you move
freely
Water maintains
elasticity and easy
movement for
connective tissue of
joints
Water relives arthritic
pain
Your back and water
• Vertebrate in back
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relies on water to
cushion it from
movement
Water also helps to
hold up the upper
body
Dehydration causes
back pain
Water vs. Caffeinated
beverages
• Water is ranked 2nd as
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essential for life
Water is fat free,
cholesterol free, low in
sodium and no calories
There is no such thing as
too much water
There is an abundance of
water to drink
• Caffeinated beverages act
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as diuretics –makes you
go to the bathroom more
Women who drink 2 cups
of caffeinated beverages
have a 30% increase for
miscarriage
Can raise blood pressure
for minutes to hours
Can cause irregular or
fast heartbeats
Helps reduce headaches
Our experiences
• Leslie: drank a max of 50oz of water, did not
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stop drinking soda b/c when I did I got
headaches, felt I had more energy and was not
so tired.
Lee: drank a max of 80oz of water, did not
completely stop drinking soda, irritated about
going to the bathroom more, would carry water
and soda at same time,
Mike: drank a max of 80oz of water, more
energy, urinate more frequently, the more water
consumed the more I wanted water and not
soda
The groups results
80
70
60
Lee (water)
Lee (pop)
Mike (water)
Mike (pop)
Leslie (water)
Leslie (pop)
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40
30
20
10
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Conclusion
• Water is more than just a thirst quencher
• Water plays an important part in our body
• We cannot live without water
• There is no substitute for water
• Everyone need to drink around 80oz of
water a day
• Water is essential for overall health
References
• Water good, coffee bad? Ain’t necessarily so.
Videotape. Today show, 2004.
• Unknown. “Water and your diet.”
http://healthierliving.com (20 Feb. 2004).
• Winston, Salem. “Drinking water can help your
diet.” http://sciencedaily.com
(5 Feb.2004).
●Unknown. “Fit by Friday.” http://ivillage.com
(23 Feb 2004).