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Water Facts

Water Facts

Water is currently the favorite ingredient of cosmetics manufacturers. But what does water do for your own body? Santé lists the facts for you…

The weight of the male body consists of 60 percent water, for women this is 55 percent † That difference has to do with the muscle mass :Muscles contain three times as much fluid as mass.

Means of transport
Water is a means of transport for nutrients, oxygen and hormones † These essential substances are transported to the tissues and cells via the blood and lymphatic channels. Water is needed for the purification of the body by the kidneys and for the discharge of waste through the urine.

In addition, water is indispensable for keeping the body at the right temperature † it also has a protective function:it acts as a damper for brain, eyes and spinal cord.

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