1. By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.
2. The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.
3. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water.
4. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.
5. Dehydration causes short-term memory loss, trouble doing basic math and even difficulty reading smaller texts.
6. The human brain is made up of 95% H20, blood is 82% and lungs is 92%.
7. A drop of just 2% of the water content in your body can lead to dehydration.
8. Each day, we lose 2-3 quarts of water through sweating, urination and breathing.
9. Water weighs about 8 pounds a gallon.
10. Drinking too much water can be fatal (known as water intoxication).
11. Water is composed of two elements, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Hydrogen + Oxygen = H2O
12.The most important way water regulates our body temperature is through sweat. Sweat is a way for the body to cool itself down.