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Agua en la dieta
Definición:
El agua es una combinación de hidrógeno y oxÃgeno y es la base de los lÃquidos corporales.
Nombres alternativos:
Dieta y agua; H2O
Funciones:
El agua constituye más de las dos terceras partes del peso del cuerpo humano y, sin ella, los seres humanos morirÃan en pocos dÃas. Todas las células y órganos dependen del agua para su funcionamiento.
El agua sirve como lubricante y es la base para la saliva y los lÃquidos que rodean las articulaciones. El agua igualmente regula la temperatura corporal a través de la transpiración  y también ayuda a prevenir y aliviar el estreñimiento al movilizar el alimento a través del tracto intestinal.
- Fecha de revisión: 9/2/2005
- Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Director ICU Quality Improvement, Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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