![]() Water makes more than half of our body weight. Without water, our bodies would stop working properly, and a person can't survive more than a few days without it, because of dehydration. Your body has a lot of important jobs and it needs water to do many of them. For example, your blood, which contains a lot of water, carries oxygen to all the cells of your body. Without oxygen, those cells would die and your body would stop working. Water is also in lymph, a fluid that is part of your immune system, which helps fight off illness. You need water to digest your food and get rid of waste, too. You will lose water by many ways, such as sweating, and urine. But how can you replace water?
This is a good video to show your kids about the importance of water:
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AuthorTina Mousa. A Dietetic Student at the University of Kentucky. Archives
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