Acıbadem Ataşehir Hospital Nutrition and Diet Specialist Ayşe Sena Burcu gave important warnings and suggestions regarding water consumption in winter.
An average of 60 percent of an adult human body consists of water. As a result of insufficient water consumption, it may be inevitable to experience conditions such as headache, weakness, and confusion. Stating that adequate water consumption is also of critical importance for heart health, Ayşe Sena Burcu said, “In case of excessive water loss, blood volume decreases, circulation cannot be sufficient, problems that may arise in the delivery of nutrients to tissues and organs are reflected in the function of these organs. Advanced fluid loss (dehydration) can cause serious health problems, including stroke. The need for water consumption varies from person to person. Daily required water consumption; You can calculate it simply by multiplying your body weight (kg) by 30 ml. The darkening of the urine color is a practical indicator that you do not meet your daily water needs.
Emphasizing that water has numerous benefits for the body, Nutrition and Diet Specialist Ayşe Sena Burcu; summarized these benefits as follows:
“Water, which has many benefits such as removing waste materials from the body, digestion, absorption and transport of nutrients to cells, blood circulation, healthy functioning of cells, tissues and organs, oxygen transport to cells, healthy and flexible appearance of the skin, supporting metabolism, regulating body temperature, is of irreplaceable importance. For this reason, we should definitely include water in our daily lives and we should definitely not wait to be thirsty to drink water.”
On the other hand, Ayşe Sena Burcu stated that water consumption should not be memorized and that too much water consumption can cause various problems as much as drinking less water, and said, “Water consumption by heart may be risky in patients with kidney, heart and respiratory failure. In these patients, there may be a problem in the urinary excretion of the consumed water. Water that cannot be excreted in the urine can accumulate in the body. This can cause shortness of breath and edema. The daily water consumption amounts of these patients should be determined by the physicians and regular follow-up should be made. Not only in some disease cases, but also in individuals who consume more than normal water consumption, excessive water consumption can cause harm to health. Consumption of water beyond the need may lead to the deterioration of the functional activities of the body, overwork of the kidneys, and deterioration of the kidney's ability to concentrate urine due to the deterioration of the balance of sodium, potassium and other minerals in the body.
Nutrition and Diet Specialist Ayşe Sena Burcu stated that it is possible to overdo the consumption of tea and coffee, especially on cold winter days, by saying 'let me feel warm'. “You should be careful not to overdo it in tea and coffee consumption, and to drink 1 glass of water every time immediately after drinking tea and coffee. Those who have difficulty in drinking water can not only facilitate their water consumption by adding fruit and vegetable slices such as lemon-cucumber, apple slices-cinnamon peel, pear slices-mint and lemon-ginger into the water, they can both contribute to their vitamin/mineral intake and make drinking water more enjoyable. he said.
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