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Water provides many health benefits to the whole body. It helps regulate body temperature, prevents dehydration headaches, boosts skin health, and quickens wound healing. Water also helps maintain blood pressure, delivers oxygen throughout the body, protects tissues, and helps dissolve minerals and nutrients. Staying hydrated can help prevent urinary tract infections, constipation, kidney damage, and falls in older adults. The average daily recommended water intake is around 2.7 liters for women and 3.7 liters for men, though individual needs may vary.

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Hydration Poster

Water provides many health benefits to the whole body. It helps regulate body temperature, prevents dehydration headaches, boosts skin health, and quickens wound healing. Water also helps maintain blood pressure, delivers oxygen throughout the body, protects tissues, and helps dissolve minerals and nutrients. Staying hydrated can help prevent urinary tract infections, constipation, kidney damage, and falls in older adults. The average daily recommended water intake is around 2.7 liters for women and 3.7 liters for men, though individual needs may vary.

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WATER - the KEY to BETTER HEALTH!

Water provides health How much


benefits for the whole body: water do
you need?
Water helps regulate Individual needs vary.*
body temperature.
New research states
Hydration has been linked
to a lower frequency of that drinking water
confusion and prevents whenever you’re
dehydration headaches.
thirsty is best!

Water boosts skin health.


Hydration has been shown
to quicken wound healing.
How do you
know you’re
well hydrated?
Water helps maintain •You rarely feel thirsty
blood pressure & delivers oxygen
throughout the body.
•Your urine is pale
yellow or clear
Water helps protect the spinal cord
& other sensitive tissues.

Foods that
Water helps dissolve minerals & nutrients. hydrate
In addition to their
The human
body is micronutrient benefits,
Hydration helps prevent UTI’s and
approximately
60% water! constipation. Water flushes out waste these foods are high
products & prevents kidney damage. in water content:
Grapes
Watermelon
Water keeps joints well lubricated Spinach
for easier movement.
Cucumber
Well hydrated older adults are Tomatoes
found to have fewer falls. Lettuce
Apples
Peaches
Zucchini
Celery
Watercress

*The According to the National


Academy of Sciences, Engineering

TIPS to stay hydrated and Medicine, the average


recommended daily intake is 2.7 L
• Carry around a water bottle and refill it throughout the day. (11.5 cups) for women & 3.7 L
(15.5 cups) for men. The amount
• Drink a glass of water before each meal. you need may vary depending on
your activity level, where you live, if
• Serve water with meals. you’re pregnant or breastfeeding
and/or your current health condition.
• Add lemon or lime to water. If you are sweating a lot (from
• Drink milk, herbal tea or bubbly water to mix it up! work or exercise) ensure you are
adding electrolytes to avoid water
intoxication (hyponatremia).

For more health and wellness information visit https://msuextension.org/wellness


or contact Dr. Michelle Grocke-Dewey, MSU Extension Health & Wellness specialist,
at 406-994-4711or michelle.grocke@montana.edu.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and Montana State University Extension
prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion,
age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status.

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