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Best Choices for Hydration
Why Water is Essential
Hydration and Dehydration
Functions of Electrolytes
Minerals and Hypertension
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In 2011 each American consumed more than 29 gallons of this.
What is bottled water.
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Water is often referred to as this because it is an ideal transport vehicle for nutrients and wastes, and a medium for many chemical reactions of human metabolism.
What is the "universal solvent".
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The volume in liters (or cups) of the Adequate Intake of total water (from fluids and food) for adult women.
What is 2.7 liters or 11 cups. (For fluid alone this is about 9 cups.)
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The passage of water through a membrane from an area of lower electrolyte concentration to an area of higher electrolyte concentration.
What is OSMOSIS.
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The number one lifestyle factor related to hypertension.
What is obesity.
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Bottled water is regulated by this agency.
What is the FDA.
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When macronutrients are metabolized to be used as energy this by-product is formed and contributes to fluid balance in the body.
What is metabolic water.
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Usually, the greatest source of water output for the human body.
What is urinary excretion.
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This hormone is released by the pituitary gland when the concentration of solutes in the blood is high, causing the kidney to respond by reducing urine production and output.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
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The cutoff of systolic/diastolic blood pressure for hypertension.
What is 140/90 mm Hg.
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Tap water is regulated by this agency.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency.
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This is the primary way that the body temperature is prevented from rising too high for enzyme systems from functioning efficiently.
What is perspiration.
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If hydration is adequate urine should be the color of this.
What is pale lemonade.
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The Daily Value of 2400 mg exceeds the UL of 2300 mg for this mineral.
What is sodium. (One teaspoon of salt contains 2400 mg of sodium.)
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The number 2 lifestyle factor related to hypertension.
What is inactivity. (If an obese person can engage in regular exercise 5 days/week for 30 to 60 minutes and lose weight, blood pressure often can normalize.)
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This beverage product is marketed as healthy because it contain added vitamins, a 20-ounce bottle may contain 132 kcals from added sugar.
What is "vitamin water".
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An example of a water based fluid that acts as a shock absorber surrounding the growing fetus.
What is amniotic fluid.
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Together with perspiration this type of fluid loss is sometimes referred to as insensible water loss because it is difficult to measure.
What is lung respiration.
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The concentration of these two electrolytes control the concentration of intracellular and extracellular water.
What are sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) ions.
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A diet HIGH in these minerals and low in salt (the DASH diet) can decrease blood pressure.
What are potassium, calcium, magnesium.
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Water from foods in the diet supplies this many cups of water.
What is 2 cups.
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The percentage of water varies widely between tissues in the human body. This tissue is 73% water.
What is muscle.
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The condition that occurs when water intake exceeds the kidneys ability to process the excess fluid volume and sodium becomes diluted in the blood. In a severe case, the fluid can enter the lungs, and the brain can swell causing confusion, seizures and coma.
What is hyponatremia.
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This mineral performs many of the same functions as sodium such as water balance and nerve impulse transmission. However, unlike sodium higher intake is associated with lower blood pressure.
What is Potassium (K).
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These medications to lower blood pressure by causing the kidneys to excrete more urine, can also cause excretion of potassium and magnesium.
What are diuretics.