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which water would be expelled The Brain
are reduced. Instead of toxic Up to 90% of the brain is
sub stan ces being dis posed of, water. Though the brain con -
they get stored in the tis sues, sti tutes only 2% of body
fat, joints and mus cles. weight, it uses 5% of all the
From that point of view blood in the body. Water is
alone, water is vital for the tis - also an impor tant fac tor in
sues and cells. Without fresh con cen tra tion. When water lev -
water, the human body can els decline, so does ener gy
sur vive for only a few days. A pro duc tion in the brain.
loss of just 3% of the body's Depression, head aches, loss
water can lead to seri ous of mem o ry and chron ic fatigue
health prob lems, and a 15% syn drome are frequent ly
loss can result in death. observed indi ca tions of dehy -
dra tion.
The Role of Water
in the Lungs The Heart

As the lung tis sues take in Some 75% of the heart and
oxy gen and give off car bon 85% of the blood con sist of
diox ide, they are mois tened water. Good water intake
with water. Symptoms of aller - increas es the pro duc tiv i ty of
gies and asth ma may be indi - the heart and artery sys tem.
ca tions of not drink ing enough Arteriosclerosis, high blood
water. pres sure and cho les ter ol can
be reduced by increas ing
Body Temperature water con sump tion.

Water is the body's cool -
ant, reg u lat ing body tem per a - The Kidneys
ture by means of per spi ra tion. The kid neys con stant ly fil -
If there isn't enough water to ter water, col lect waste pro -
reg u late body tem per a ture, ducts and expel them by
heat exhaus tion may ensue. means of the uri nary sys tem.

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