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  2. Body water - Wikipedia

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    By weight, the average adult human is approximately 60% water, and the average child is approximately 65% water. [2] [3] There can be considerable variation in body water percentage based on a number of factors like age, health, water intake, weight, and sex. In a large study of adults of all ages and both sexes, the adult human body averaged ...

  3. Daily consumption of drinking water - Wikipedia

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    The recommended daily amount of drinking water for humans varies. [1] It depends on activity, age, health, and environment.In the United States, the Adequate Intake for total water, based on median intakes, is 4.0 litres (141 imp fl oz; 135 US fl oz) per day for males older than 18, and 3.0 litres (106 imp fl oz; 101 US fl oz) per day for females over 18; it assumes about 80% from drink and 20 ...

  4. Extracellular fluid - Wikipedia

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    Total body water in healthy adults is about 50–60% (range 45 to 75%) of total body weight; [1] women and the obese typically have a lower percentage than lean men. [2] Extracellular fluid makes up about one-third of body fluid, the remaining two-thirds is intracellular fluid within cells. [ 3 ]

  5. 25% of U.S. adults say they drink 1 or 2 glasses of water a ...

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    The survey of 1,746 U.S. adults, conducted from April 11 to April 15, found that 8% say they rarely or never drink water, while 25% are drinking just one to two glasses of water a day.

  6. Body fluid - Wikipedia

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    In lean healthy adult men, the total body water is about 60% (60–67%) of the total body weight; it is usually slightly lower in women (52–55%). [2] [3] The exact percentage of fluid relative to body weight is inversely proportional to the percentage of body fat. A lean 70 kg (150 lb) man, for example, has about 42 (42–47) liters of water ...

  7. Young adults are falling for sunscreen myths — including ...

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    The average daily recommended amount for adults 19 to 70 years old is 600 IUs, according to the National Institutes of Health. Can drinking water help prevent sunburns?

  8. Mayor: Philadelphia water will not be tainted by spill - AOL

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    Already, 20% of adults nationally say they don’t drink tap water — filtered or not — up from 14% before the Flint crisis, according to a study of federal survey data.

  9. Fluid balance - Wikipedia

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    Some sources say insensible losses account for 500 to 650 ml/day (0.5 to 0.6 qt.) of water in adults, [12] [14] while other sources put the minimum value at 800 ml (0.8 qt.). [15] In children, one calculation used for insensible fluid loss is 400 ml/m 2 body surface area. In addition, an adult loses approximately 100 ml/day of fluid through feces.