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Water is needed by the body to function. Learn why it is key to be well hydrated!
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13th Hydration for Health Annual Scientific Conference
Download digest & watch or rewatch the different sessions of the 2021 edition of Hydration for Health Conference.
Proceedings report of the 11th Hydration for Health Conference
Access publications from the 2019 Hydration For Health conference, published in the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism.
Vanhaecke T. et al. 2021
Associations between urinary hydration markers and metabolic dysfunction: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data...
Report of the ECO conference
Hydration for Health was present there with a session focused on strategies to encourage healthy hydration habits in...
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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
