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WATER - Coggle Diagram
WATER
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DEFINITION: It contributes to the well-being of our body and is essential for all physiological functions (digestion, excretion, transport of nutrients, breathing, thermoregulation, etc.)
FUNCTIONS: It allows the body to absorb and assimilate minerals, vitamins, amino acids and other substances.
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FUNCTIONS: With sweating, it regulates body temperature and mineral salts concentration;
Water is one of the most serious problems of our time. We must use it more responsibly, while ensuring that the poorest people do not remain without
DAILY REQUIREMENT: Infants up to 6 months need at least 100 ml/kg of water per day which, during the lactation period, are already fully supplied by breast milk.
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DAILY REQUIREMENT: Adults and elderly females need 2 L/day. Adults and elderly males need 2.5 L/day.
It’s necessary to limit the consumption of the most expensive and polluting bottled water, promoting that of tap water, which is safe and economical.
Globally, there are 3.2 billion people affected by water scarcity, 1.2 billion extremely.
It’s an increasingly scarce and precious resource: 97.5% of our planet’s water is salty and the remaining 2/3 are ice.
A very low percentage remains in the rivers, lakes, aquifers and atmosphere at our disposal, while its consumption continues to increase