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What are the drinking habits over the world?
Passionate about food, people and their lifestyle, Clémentine Morin guides us through the different fluid intake patterns across the globe in this first episode of the Hydration Podcast.
Vanhaecke T. et al. 2021
Read the latest scientific publication about associations between plain drinking water source and intake, and gut and oral microbiota compositions in a population-based cohort.
13th Hydration for Health Annual Scientific Conference
Download digest & watch or rewatch the different sessions of the 2021 edition of Hydration for Health Conference.
N. Willis, winner of ECRA 2021
Let’s meet Nathaniel Willis, 2021 ECRA Winner. Discover more about his research on hydration and gut barrier functions and his experience during the Early Career Researcher Award contest.
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Drink kidney stones away!
Take care of your kidneys with a healthy hydration, and save health cost at the same time.
How much should our children drink?
A review of the current scientific evidence on the physiology of water and the importance of...
Hydration in pregnancy & breastfeeding
Review of physiological changes in hydration during pregnancy
Water intake recommendations
How much water should we drink a day?
This is the most recent official recommendation about water requirement, as published by the European Food Safety Authority in 2010.
Infants
0-6 months 0.68L/d (Through milk) 6-12 months 0.8-1L/d
Children
1-2 years 1.1-1.2L/d
Pre-teenager
9-13 years Girls: 1.9L/d
Teenager
14 years > Girls: 2L/d
Adults
Women 2L/d
Pregnant women
+ 0.3L/d vs adults
Lactating women
+ 0.6-0.7L/d vs adults
Elderly
Women 2L/d
Infants
0-6 months 0.68L/d (Through milk) 6-12 months 0.8-1L/d
Children
1-2 years 1.1-1.2L/d
Pre-teenager
9-13 years Girls: 1.9L/d
Teenager
14 years > Girls: 2L/d
Adults
Women 2L/d
Pregnant women
+ 0.3L/d vs adults
Lactating women
+ 0.6-0.7L/d vs adults
Elderly
Women 2L/d
