Question

Assignment: Using the text answer the following questions Discuss four major roles of water in the body. What is the AI for water intake for adult males and females? How does the body use electrolytes to regulate fluid balance?

Answer 1

Ans) Major role of water in body:

- Water carries nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body. Water is required for breathing. Water moistens oxygen for breathing. Water regulates your body temperature.

- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is: About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids for men. About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women.

- Electrolytes, particularly sodium, help the body maintain normal fluid levels in the fluid compartments because the amount of fluid a compartment contains depends on the amount (concentration) of electrolytes in it. If the electrolyte concentration is high, fluid moves into that compartment (a process called osmosis).