Question

1. What are the FOUR critical functions of water?
2. Are there any benefits to drinking a sports drink?

Answer 1

1.) Water helps to regulate your body temperature, by the process of sweating you body is able to keep you cool, so water has the capacity to regulate the internal temperature of the body in response to the external temperature, sweat is the main means by which body prevents over heating when the temperature is very high outside.

2. Water helps to excrete waste through prespiration, urination and defecation

3. Water helps in digestion and nutrient absorption, drinking water before or after meal will help your body break down the food you eat more easily this will help in digestion of food more efficently, water also helps in dissolving vitamins, minerals and other nutirents from your body.

4. water helps in fighting diseases or illness, drinking enough water can prevent certain medical condition like kidney stone, constipation, urinary tract infection, hypertension etc.

2) Sports drink benfits only when it is consumed if you are working out heavily or physically very active, otherwise it will be adding extra calories and sugar to your diet which can be determintal. Certain sports drink contain sugar and electrolytes like sodium and potassium, so sports drink can replace these electrolytes which we loose during your activity or exercise, it can also give energy boost during your activity, drinking sports drink can help to prevent dehydration.