Importance of Water

**antihero** · 03-30-2005, 03:52 AM

Importance of Water

The importance of water is overlooked far too often. Water can be considered the body's most neglected nutrient, because majority of the people in the United States do not get enough water on a daily basis. More importantly, many people are dehydrated, and don't even know it.

Symptoms of Dehydration
--Fatigue
--Moodiness
--"Drained" feeling
--Thirst *feeling thirsty means that you are already dehydrated. some peoples thrist muscles are so weak that it isnt even apparent to them when they are thirsty.*

When You Feel the Effects
1% loss --> increase in core temperature during exercise
3-5% loss --> strains the cardiovascular system and further impairs the body's ability to dissipate heat
7+% --> likely to collapse

*45-75% of a persons bodyweight is water
*75% of a muscle is water

Daily Requirements
The average person in a normally humid invironment (without heavy exercise) loses the following amounts of water: Approx. 2 cups from normal perspiration, another 2 cups from breathing, and 6 cups from the intestines and kidneys. That equals 10 cups, which is roughly equal to 2.5 quarts of water per day.

Satisfying Daily Requirements
It is reccommended that the average person consumes about 6-8 glasses of water per day. That means WATER, not juice or milk or coffee or tea. Only pure water counts towards your 6-8 cups. The body can distinguish between pure water and a solution, like Gatorade. Pure water is quickly absorbed and put to
good use. A solution sits in the digestive system and is slowly assimilated as the solute (the substance dissolved in the solvent, the solvent usually being water) are broken down and digested. The process
of digesting the solute often requires more water than what is actually gained from the solvent. This is on top of whatever diuretic (dehydrating) effect from any caffeine in the drink. It's still OK to drink juice or
milk, but do not count it towards your total water intake.

When To Drink
The absolute worst thing to do is to drink a very large amount of water all at once. The body will respond to a sudden sharp increase in water by releasing diuretic hormones to excrete as much of the excess water as possible, further dehydrating you. This can actually be deadly. Hypernatremia is the condition of drinking an extremely large amount of water in a short amount of time. The amounts of water needed to induce hypernatremia is beyond what most people can tolerate, but large spikes of water in the body are still undesirable. Sip water throughout the day. The other big mistake you can make is to drink lots of water with your meals. This dilutes stomach acid at the time when you need it most, and keeps your food from digesting properly. Optimally, give yourself 15 minutes before and 30-60 minutes after the meal before you start drinking water normally. Milk is an acceptable liquid to drink with meals because the casein (a slow digesting protein) in milk will form a semi-solid in the stomach, allowing for slower more efficient digestion than water will.
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Information courtesy of: Truly Huge Fitness Tips (12/14/04)

sword chucks · 03-31-2005, 11:52 PM

Excellent post, I learned something

waitlifter82 · 04-01-2005, 12:51 AM

How much water do you need to cause Hypernatremia in a given amount of time??

muscleboy333 · 04-01-2005, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waitlifter82

How much water do you need to cause Hypernatremia in a given amount of time??

Hopefully alot

**antihero** · 04-01-2005, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muscleboy333

Hopefully alot

it is quite a bit, but the exact amount varies from person to person...

Samsara · 04-03-2005, 04:32 AM

Its alot, How much would you say you guys are drinking a day???

I never knew until I try to get myself to 2 gallons a day, hahah thats alot. I wasn't even drinking a gallon a day, thinking I was about 1.5

now I'm about a gallon a day. I'm trying to up it to 2

**Sholiz** · 04-03-2005, 05:35 AM

Probally upwards of 2 gallons ... closer to 3 I'd imagine.

muscleboy333 · 04-03-2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sholiz

Probally upwards of 2 gallons ... closer to 3 I'd imagine.

But that's in a short period of time, right?

**bigDman** · 04-03-2005, 05:13 PM

i drink around 1 gallon I should drink more

**Sholiz** · 04-03-2005, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muscleboy333

But that's in a short period of time, right?

That's over the course of the day.

muscleboy333 · 04-03-2005, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sholiz

That's over the course of the day.

Oh haha I didn't read one of the posts above, I thought you were talking about how much it took to cause Hypermatrimia.

Aftershock · 04-18-2005, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antihero

The absolute worst thing to do is to drink a very large amount of water all at once. The body will respond to a sudden sharp increase in water by releasing diuretic hormones to excrete as much of the excess water as possible, further dehydrating you. This can actually be deadly.

I'm screwed...

craig57 · 04-18-2005, 02:06 AM

lol, just drink a bottle or so of water between meals and your good

Master Of Puppets · 04-18-2005, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig57

lol, just drink a bottle or so of water between meals and your good

oh. i do that, and i thought i wasn't drinking enough. i drink more milk than water.

**warriors** · 04-18-2005, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Master Of Puppets

oh. i do that, and i thought i wasn't drinking enough. i drink more milk than water.

that's about like me. I love my milk!!!

craig57 · 04-18-2005, 07:03 AM

lol, im currently on a two week milk cutoff after 8, my bodyfat has dropped by 1 or 2 percent

before i used to drink 2-3 cups of milk right before bed because of the slow digesting protein

K_muscle · 04-20-2005, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waitlifter82

How much water do you need to cause Hypernatremia in a given amount of time??

Drinking too much water can lean to hyponatremia. Hypernatremia, on the other hand, can be caused by too little water or too much sodium. I don't know how much water you would need to drink to cause hyponatremia, but I would assume it would be a very high amount. One form of hypotremia is caused by massive sodium/water loss. The hypotremia actually happens when you try and re-hydrate yourself with hypotonic liquids, meaning the electrolytes in the liquid are less than that of cells. If this happens osmosis occurs, as the body tries to balance the electrolytes in the liquid with that of the cells. Then the cells fill up with liquid and can then burst...and die...and thats bad, very bad.

Actual Size · 04-20-2005, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K_muscle

Drinking too much water can lean to hyponatremia. Hypernatremia, on the other hand, can be caused by too little water or too much sodium. I don't know how much water you would need to drink to cause hyponatremia, but I would assume it would be a very high amount. One form of hypotremia is caused by massive sodium/water loss. The hypotremia actually happens when you try and re-hydrate yourself with hypotonic liquids, meaning the electrolytes in the liquid are less than that of cells. If this happens osmosis occurs, as the body tries to balance the electrolytes in the liquid with that of the cells. Then the cells fill up with liquid and can then burst...and die...and thats bad, very bad.

Wow didnt even know that thanks for the info.

03-30-2005, 03:52 AM	#1
antihero Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,688 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 33	Importance of Water Importance of Water The importance of water is overlooked far too often. Water can be considered the body's most neglected nutrient, because majority of the people in the United States do not get enough water on a daily basis. More importantly, many people are dehydrated, and don't even know it. Symptoms of Dehydration --Fatigue --Moodiness --"Drained" feeling --Thirst feeling thirsty means that you are already dehydrated. some peoples thrist muscles are so weak that it isnt even apparent to them when they are thirsty. When You Feel the Effects 1% loss --> increase in core temperature during exercise 3-5% loss --> strains the cardiovascular system and further impairs the body's ability to dissipate heat 7+% --> likely to collapse 45-75% of a persons bodyweight is water 75% of a muscle is water Daily Requirements The average person in a normally humid invironment (without heavy exercise) loses the following amounts of water: Approx. 2 cups from normal perspiration, another 2 cups from breathing, and 6 cups from the intestines and kidneys. That equals 10 cups, which is roughly equal to 2.5 quarts of water per day. Satisfying Daily Requirements It is reccommended that the average person consumes about 6-8 glasses of water per day. That means WATER, not juice or milk or coffee or tea. Only pure water counts towards your 6-8 cups. The body can distinguish between pure water and a solution, like Gatorade. Pure water is quickly absorbed and put to good use. A solution sits in the digestive system and is slowly assimilated as the solute (the substance dissolved in the solvent, the solvent usually being water) are broken down and digested. The process of digesting the solute often requires more water than what is actually gained from the solvent. This is on top of whatever diuretic (dehydrating) effect from any caffeine in the drink. It's still OK to drink juice or milk, but do not count it towards your total water intake. When To Drink The absolute worst thing to do is to drink a very large amount of water all at once. The body will respond to a sudden sharp increase in water by releasing diuretic hormones to excrete as much of the excess water as possible, further dehydrating you. This can actually be deadly. Hypernatremia is the condition of drinking an extremely large amount of water in a short amount of time. The amounts of water needed to induce hypernatremia is beyond what most people can tolerate, but large spikes of water in the body are still undesirable. Sip water throughout the day. The other big mistake you can make is to drink lots of water with your meals. This dilutes stomach acid at the time when you need it most, and keeps your food from digesting properly. Optimally, give yourself 15 minutes before and 30-60 minutes after the meal before you start drinking water normally. Milk is an acceptable liquid to drink with meals because the casein (a slow digesting protein) in milk will form a semi-solid in the stomach, allowing for slower more efficient digestion than water will. ---- Information courtesy of: Truly Huge Fitness Tips (12/14/04)

04-03-2005, 04:32 AM	#6
Samsara New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 21 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Its alot, How much would you say you guys are drinking a day??? I never knew until I try to get myself to 2 gallons a day, hahah thats alot. I wasn't even drinking a gallon a day, thinking I was about 1.5 now I'm about a gallon a day. I'm trying to up it to 2 __________________ "The passionate pursuit of perfection." ---Raider926---

04-03-2005, 05:35 AM	#7
Sholiz Soldier In Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,431 Recipes: 3 Rep Power: 230	Probally upwards of 2 gallons ... closer to 3 I'd imagine. __________________ You hear me before you see me, I got King Kong in the trunk

04-18-2005, 02:06 AM	#13
craig57 Amateur Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ewa beach, HI Posts: 72 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	lol, just drink a bottle or so of water between meals and your good __________________ to help the puny little kid from hawaii with protein and save some money for yourself use CRS706 as a discount code on trueprotein "..a time to break down, and a time to build up.." Ecclesiastes 3:3

04-18-2005, 07:03 AM	#16
craig57 Amateur Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ewa beach, HI Posts: 72 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	lol, im currently on a two week milk cutoff after 8, my bodyfat has dropped by 1 or 2 percent before i used to drink 2-3 cups of milk right before bed because of the slow digesting protein __________________ to help the puny little kid from hawaii with protein and save some money for yourself use CRS706 as a discount code on trueprotein "..a time to break down, and a time to build up.." Ecclesiastes 3:3

03-31-2005, 11:52 PM	#2
sword chucks Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in orange T-shirt Posts: 277 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	Excellent post, I learned something

04-01-2005, 12:51 AM	#3
waitlifter82 New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 14 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	How much water do you need to cause Hypernatremia in a given amount of time??

04-03-2005, 05:13 PM	#9
bigDman is missing heavy pulls Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,672 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 186	i drink around 1 gallon I should drink more

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