Si no se consume diariamente la cantidad de agua requerida, se presenta un desequilibrio en los líquidos corporales, lo que ocasiona deshidratación que, de ser grave, puede convertirse en potencialmente mortal.
Reviewed last on: 8/8/2007
Cynthia Dennison Haines, MD, family physician specializing in nutrition, fitness, and preventive health, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, and Assistant Clinical Professor, St. Louis University's School of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine.