Water Sources
Despite being part of a solid food group, this dairy-based item contributes significantly to hydration and it’s not a drink.
What is yogurt?
This vital liquid makes up about 60% of your body weight.
What is water?
This is your body’s early warning sign of dehydration, signaling you need to drink more fluids
What is thirst?
This condition occurs when excessive water intake dilutes sodium levels in the blood, causing cells to swell.
What is hyponatremia
This many glasses of water a day is often recommended (but it depends!).
What is 8?
This vegetable, often found in crunchy salads, is 94% water and often mistaken for a herb due to its long stalks.
What is celery?
Water helps regulate this, which can spike when you exercise or get sick.
What is body temperature?
Dark-colored urine is a common symptom of dehydration, but urine should ideally be this color when properly hydrated.
What is pale yellow?
Swelling of brain cells due to water intoxication can cause this dangerous symptom, characterized by confusion or loss of coordination.
What is altered mental state?
If you don’t drink enough water, your pee turns this color.
What is dark yellow?
This watery fruit, weighing in at 92% water, is often used in smoothies or eaten on its own during hot summer months
What is watermelon?
Water keeps these parts of your body from rubbing together painfully.
What are joints?
Chronic dehydration can contribute to this painful condition where minerals crystallize in the kidneys.
What are kidney stones?
Athletes and people with this organ dysfunction are at higher risk of water intoxication due to impaired fluid regulation.
What are kidneys?
Eating a whole pizza makes you extra thirsty because of this ingredient.
What is salt?
Often eaten fresh or in desserts, this fruit is packed with 91% water and may look like it belongs in a fruit salad, but its taste is a unique combination of sweet and tart.
What is strawberry?
This organ fails first without water, shrinking and causing confusion within hours.
What is brain?
Besides hot weather, these three illness-related symptoms (fever, vomiting, and one more) are common causes of dehydration.
What is diarrhea, vomiting and fever?
If your fingers suddenly swell after drinking lots of water, your body might be holding onto this
What is excess water?
This common drink can actually dehydrate you because it makes you pee more.
What is coffee?
This fruit, known for its crunch and high water content of about 86%, is often enjoyed raw or in salads. Some like the peel and some don’t.
What is apple?
Water dissolves these "spark plugs" that keep your nerves and muscles firing.
What is electrolytes?
This group is at higher risk of unnoticed dehydration because they may forget to drink or have difficulty communicating thirst, requiring caregivers to monitor their fluid intake closely.
Who are elderly or infants?
This life-threatening consequence of water intoxication occurs when swollen brain cells increase intracranial pressure, potentially leading to coma or respiratory failure.
What is brain swelling?
This unexpected activity burns as much water per hour as a light jog (about 1/2 cup).
What is sleeping?