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Drinking – vital for your health and wellbeing

How much should I drink? Experts say that adults should drink 35 ml of water per kilogramme of their weight every day. Accordingly, this is how much you should drink every day if you weigh:
-	60 kg = 2,1 litres
-	70 kg = 2,45 litres
-	80 kg = 2,8 litres

People over 65 years of age need a little less water (30 ml).
In children, the required amount of water depends on their age, weight, gender, nutrition, the amount of exercise they do and the temperature. A minimum of 1,1 litres is recommended per day – irrespective of a feeling of thirst.
If the temperatures are high, or if you are on a diet, have fever or diarrhoea, you need to drink more. Athletes should make sure they drink enough. A lack of fluids reduces their performance and is a health hazard. Water is the most important means of transport and cooling for the human body.

What should I drink?
We recommend water, mineral water or sparkling water, fruit juice spritzers, fruit or herbal infusions. When prepared with water filtered with Aqua Select Plus® appliances, infusions can develop their full flavour.
Beer, wine, coffee and black tea are less appropriate thirst quenchers because of their alcohol or caffeine content. Alcohol has a diuretic effect, yet causes a lack of fluid in the body later. Drinks with a high sugar content, like lemonades and soft drinks, are not real thirst quenchers and should be considered as stimulants only.
Especially in the hot summer temperatures, we can learn from desert people: even if it does not seem very tempting, we should drink warm infusions. Cool drinks encourage the body to produce heat and result in additional sweating.
You should satisfy you daily water needs bit by bit throughout the day. Your organism cannot digest large quantities at once.

Elderly people and drinking
Elderly people often drink too little. With age, the sensation of thirst decreases and elderly people simply do not realise when their body needs water.
Symptoms like indigestion, weakness, dizziness and a weakened immune system can be a result of a lack of fluids.
1,5 litres of fluids should be consumed in the form of appropriate beverages throughout the day, the missing quantity of fluids can be assimilated through food (dairy products, vegetables, salads, fruit, soups…). You should vary between hot and cold beverages. Appropriate favourite drinks should be considered.
For people living alone, it can be difficult to buy and transport drinks as they are heavy. Delivery services and neighbours could be of aid.
People in need of care can sometimes not reach a drink that is standing near to them. In a family environment, every member of the family can help ensure a correct drinking attitude.
When an elderly patient is cared for in a home or through geriatric care, drinking habits are more difficult to monitor. In these cases, carers bear a special responsibility.


		Drinking as an energiser for school and free time Many school children drink too little. The sensation of thirst is often not fully developed yet. Nutritionists suggest that bad grades and a lack of concentration can be connected with a lack of fluids. Drinks with minerals and trace elements are especially suitable. Children especially need these substances because they are growing. Nonetheless, drinking in class, during exams and physical education classes is not accepted or allowed at many schools as yet. According to a survey made amongst 1002 parents of school children, only 16 % of the children were allowed to drink in class. In recreation time 31 % of them. Drinking in PE classes is permitted for 20 % of school children, for 9 % it is forbidden. Appropriate drinks are drinking water, mineral water, fruit or herbal infusions and fruit juice spritzers.

Tips for kids:
-	Children should be offered drinks with every meal, including small children.
-	Drinking water, mineral water or other appropriate drinks should be found in every schoolbag and PE bag
-	Add a drink to the snacks you give your children for school
-	Encourage children to drink. Especially if they are very energetic and exercise a lot.
-	Talk to teachers about “drinking in PE classes and during exams” and if necessary, encourage adjustments
-	On summer holidays and when staying in warm countries, make sure the children are drinking a lot.

Unfortunately, many adults have a deficiency, too
So here are some tips to make sure you drink enough:
-	Accompany every meal with a drink
-	Always leave your drink within eyesight (at work, at home, in your free time and at school) and always have one with you. At work, two bottles of water or other appropriate drinks are recommended.
-	Drinks with caffeine should only be consumed in small amounts.
-	When eating fibres (muesli, wholemeal products), consume a reasonable amount of fluids to aid digestion.
-	Fruit and vegetables contain a lot of water. IF you do not eat much of it, you should drink more water.
-	On long car trips in the heat of the summer, you should take a break every hour or two and drink a quarter of a litre of fruit infusion, mineral water or plain water. This also reduces the threat of suffering from thrombosis.

Drinking culture
In nearly every part of the world, there is a drinking culture beside the eating culture.
The drinking culture entails enjoying and preparing drinks according to a certain ritual.
The art of preparing tea is highly developed (the Japanese tea ceremony), as is the art of preparing coffee.
In central Europe, a significantly larger amount of alcohol was consumed than today. Water could not be drunk out of hygienic reasons.

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