Importance Of Water In Atkins Diet
Atkins diet
Atkins diet is a contemporary and a modern diet plan which aims at reducing the carbohydrate content of the food to reduce weight. Atkins diet basically is comprised of protein and fat rich food. The quantity of carbohydrate is greatly reduced all throughout the diet plan. Carbohydrate is metabolized before fats so by reducing the quantity of carbohydrates fats are effectively burnt and hence helps in weight reduction. Atkins diet claims to provide the person with good memory, healthy heart and a disease free life.
Water
Water is indispensable for human for normal functioning of the human body. It constitutes more than 60 percent of our body. It is an important constituent of blood (83%), lungs (90%), brain, bones (22%). It helps in the regulation of body temperature and helps in excretion of waste from the body. It even helps in the conversion of food to energy and is the medium for all important body processes. It helps in the absorption of nutrients in the body and moistens oxygen to facilitate the breathing process. It is very important to keep our body hydrated because we constantly lose water from the body through perspiration, urine, defecation and we even lose water in form of vapors during the process of respiration. Water keeps us energized and protects us from heat and stroke. Water is as important as any other nutrient essential for the body. Lack of water below a safe level in the body causes dehydration and acute loss of water in worst circumstances can even cause death.
Water and Atkins diet
Water is the basic medium for all life processes. Digestion is one among many life processes. All chemical reactions in digestion take place in a fluid medium. Water revitalizes the body and even acts as a cleanser. Water is a source of minerals and salts which catalyze the chemical reactions. If the body does not receive water in proper quantity it leads to impairment of the two basic life processes viz digestion and metabolism. so it s important for an adult to take 8 to 10 glasses of water for the proper function of these two life processes.