Rule 8 Glasses Water Day, Really Just Water?

We've often heard that if you want to be healthy, then we must apply the diet with balanced nutrition. In addition, we should drink plenty of water every day. The recommended size is 2 liters or 8 glasses of water a day. However, is it true 2 liters or 8 glasses of water in question  are all  white?

"Everyone knows that we do have to drink about two liters of fluid every day," said Catherine Collins, Chief Master of Dietetics at St George's Hospital, London.

But beyond what is suggested is, in fact is a liquid or water to drink also includes soup, tea, coffee and even beer, whatever! These other forms of liquid that will make you urinate more than you consume.

According to Collins, we are also able to consume 400 ml of fluid from five servings of vegetables and fruits every day, the water level could reach 95 percent. In fact, the bread was a third is water, while the protein or fat dimetabolisasi into carbon dioxide and water.

"I myself drink tea and coffee all day at the office, along with a glass of wine at home," he continued.

Tea or coffee does have health benefits of each. However, if you are not sure whether the liquid you drink will nourish, like beer for example, then you should not have to eat them often. However, water remains the best option.

Ion Energy Drink No Substitute

In a TV ad milling beverages with a variety of benefits. There are recognized as an energy booster drinks, ion replacement, also enhancing concentration.

Unfortunately, we are often wrong and confound one another. Sometimes equated between ion replacement drinks and energy drinks or stamina booster.

"Drinks are very different ion replacement with energy drinks. From its content alone is a different level, "explains nutritionist from Sehati Emmilia E Achmadi, MSc, who met on a talk show titled Sehatnews Experience Sharing Reaching Achievement,

Energy drinks are beverages that according Emmilia been formulated in such a manner and contain sugar and other chemicals. Therefore, this drink is very different from ion replacement beverage that contains any substance that is similar to body fluids, such as sodium and calcium.

Users of this second type of beverage, said Emmilia, caution should be exercised. "With the lure body refreshed does not mean the drinks can replace fluids," he added.

We recommend that as consumers we should be good at sorting the products according to need. When finished exercising sweaty and in need of replacement of body fluids, then asuplah ion replacement drinks.

Now if you want to engage in activities that require greater energy and greater use of physical force, then asuplah energy drinks. "Do the wrong choice, because its function will also vary"said Emil

Energy Drinks, How Please?

You should not easily tempted advertising energy drinks because it can-can you just throw away money with useless. Fitness experts said the energy drink is only needed by those who would do physical activity and large energy needs, such as marathon runners.

According to Nick Hudson, fitness experts from the UK, energy drinks actually contain quite a lot of calories. Therefore, if you include people who exercised less than two hours each day, should not have to consume energy drinks.

"Many people who drink energy drinks energy sure to rise so they can exercise longer. In fact most products are beverages that are calorie drinks. drink it means you need to exercise longer to burn calories that are newly added from the drink," said Hudson.

He added that energy drinks are only suitable for those who would do the physical work is quite large. "Actually there is no benefit for us who just want to exercise less than two hours," he said.

For fans of sports fitness, Hudson advised to avoid dehydration by drinking enough water because when practicing a lot of sweat that comes out.

Most energy drinks contain carbohydrates to supply fuel for the body quickly. Drinks of this type also typically contains sodium which maintain fluid balance.

Women More Vulnerable Dehydration

Lack of the body's natural fluids or commonly known as dehydration can cause a decrease in stamina, concentration, and can even be fatal. Compared with men, it turns out women are more susceptible to the adverse effects of dehydration, especially in the decline of cognitive abilities and mood.

Research conducted mutrakhir Lawrence E. Armstrong, an expert on world hydration and Harris R. Lieberman, an expert in neuro cognition, said dehydration by 1.5 percent in men will cause a decrease in concentration and memory, fatigue and tension. Meanwhile, in women the negative effect that is felt when the dehydration of 1.3 percent.

"Women are more sensitive to the effects of dehydration. Dehydration of 1.3 percent already have the impact that lack of dehydration in men 1.5 per cent of body fluids. In women even coupled with the effects of headaches," said Dr.dr.Saptawati Bardosono, Sp.GK, when presenting the results of recent research in Jakarta, Wednesday (9 / 2).

He added, in addition to hormonal factors, differences in the effect of dehydration is also caused by differences in body composition of men and women. "Men composition of muscle is higher, while the higher the fat lady so that components are also more water," said faculty member at the Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.

Studies conducted in 2010 that involved 20 healthy adult women who have a habit of drinking 2-3 liters of water a day. They were then asked to fast for 23 hours drinking water and cognitive tests. The study shows their decreased concentration, fatigue, drowsiness, headache and disturbed moodnya fast.

Another speaker, dr.Luciana Sutanto, Sp.GK mention chronic dehydration are often asymptomatic because the body has its own adaptation mechanism. "When the body is dehydrated it will send a signal of thirst. Inside the body's own blood plasma coagulation occurs so that will be issued certain hormones that cause the reduction of water use in the form of a small amount of urine," he explained.

Luciana suggested that body balance is maintained in a way to consume enough fluids before the onset of thirst. "Do not ignore his thirst because it is a sign of the body," he said.

Energy Drink Dangers for Teenagers

Energy drinks are advertised will add energy, concentration and stamina are not only attracted adults but also children and adolescents. In fact, for them, energy drinks can be dangerous.

The potential danger comes primarily from the high amount of caffeine or other ingredients in a product similar in energy drinks. A study published in the journal Pediatrics says the side effects of energy drinks to children and adolescents can include increased heart rate, seizures, strokes, hallucinations and even death.

Research by a team from the University of Miami medical school is analyzing data derived from reports of government and interest groups, scientific literature, case reports, and articles in the media.

Sailor Dakota (18), students in high school in Carl Junction, is one of the victims of energy drinks. He suffered seizures and treated for 5 days in hospital in 2010 after drinking an energy drink. According to doctors, caffeine or caffeine similar material into the culprits.

On energy drinks on the market, the content of the most dominating is the caffeine and taurine. The content of caffeine in one can of drink is even five times more than in soda drinks. In fact, not a few of the teens who consumed 4-5 cans of energy drinks each day.

The results also indicate that the content in energy drinks can increase the effects of caffeine and often cause side effects of nausea and diarrhea. Therefore, the researchers suggest that energy drinks are also prohibited for children and adolescents, as well as alcohol, prescription drugs, and tobacco.

Previously, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to the producers for putting alcoholic beverages and caffeine in their products. Moreover, there are mixed reports of alcohol and caffeine can be dangerous.

Responding to the study, Maureen Storey, senior vice president of the American Bevarage Association says, the information presented in the research that many are mistaken.

He said many of energy drink products that contain less caffeine than coffee sold at coffee outlets. After all, he said, the content of caffeine is listed on the packaging label. "Caffeine is a safe content. However, for those who are sensitive should check the label," he said.

Today the public expects the research reports the American Academy of Pediatrics on clinical studies about the security of energy drinks to children and adolescents.

46 percent of Indonesian Population Dehydration

The term dehydration is already familiar, but this condition is often overlooked. When in fact quite dangerous dehydration, severe levels of dehydration can cause death. Based on recent studies Indonesia 46.1 percent of people experiencing mild dehydration.

It was presented by prof. Dr.Ir.Hardinsyah in the research report, The Indonesian Regional Study hydration (Thirst). The study was a collaboration of three universities in Indonesia, namely the Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University, Graduate School of Public Health Faculty of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, and School of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya.

Dehydration, which means the lack of body fluids because of the amount of fluid that came out more than the amount of fluid intake, this can affect anyone, from small children to the elderly.

Dehydration is divided into three types, mild dehydration (if the decline in body fluids 1-2 percent of body weight), dehydration is (if the reduction of body fluids between 5-10 percent of body weight), and severe dehydration (if the decline in body fluids of more than 10 percent of body weight).

Dehydration can lead to disturbances in brain function, such as decreased concentration and ability to think in addition to the physical stamina and reduces labor productivity. "The lack of one percent of water alone can cause disruption to remember," said Prof.Dr.Hardinsyah.

In a survey conducted in six cities located in the highlands and lowlands in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Lembang, Surabaya, Malang, Makasar, and Malino, involving 1,200 respondents aged 15-55 years found 46.1 percent dehydrated by percentage larger juvenile, which is about 49.5 percent. Percentage is also higher in populations living in the lowlands, such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar.

Teens are more susceptible to dehydration because at this age they are generally happy to perform various physical activities that would drain power as well as body fluids. In addition, 46-82 percent of respondents answered do not understand the use of water for the body as well as symptoms and effects of dehydration.

According Hardinsyah, in addition to knowledge about drinking water, lack of access to safe drinking water and quality and environmental factors involved aggravate the level of dehydration. "Many children who are lazy to drink because they are not available in the school toilets are clean so that they are confused when have to pee," he explained.

To overcome this problem, Prof. Hardinsyah said increasing knowledge and changing people's behavior in water consumption needs to be done. "The government can work together with the private sector through a program of social responsibility (CSR) to educate and provide clean toilets in schools," he said.

Actually the government through the General Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition has included the importance of drinking water as part of the adequacy of nutrition for a healthy body. Unfortunately it is not socialized. "People need water more than food," said Prof.Hardinsyah.

The amount of water needed by the body so may vary in weight, energy requirements, activity level, gender, and environment. If likened to the energy needs of teenagers and adults around 1800-3000 kcal, then someone needs water about 1.8 to 3 liters of water per day. Because a third of our body's water consumption was also obtained from food, the water consumption of beverages is about 2 liters per day.

Less Water and Brain Functions Lower Disturb Stamina

Dehydration  can cause disturbances  in brain function and ability to think, and decreased stamina.

According Dr.dr. Parlindungan Siregar, Sp.PD, KGH, from the Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine, in the long term, dehydration can also cause urinary tract infections and kidney stones.

"Although not yet definitively diketahu cause kidney stones, but chances are the urine is too concentrated and substances in urine form crystals of stone," said dr.Parlindungan. Other causes are infection, elevated levels of uric acid, metabolic damage, and so forth.

Actually diseases associated with lack of fluids, such as infection kidney stones, urinary tract infection, or dehydration can be prevented, ie, with enough drinking water, such as one of the messages recommended by Ministry of Health Balanced Nutrition.