Dehydration can cause a range of health problems, especially in young children.. In some cases, severe dehydration can even kill a person.. To prevent dehydration in the summer heat, nutritionist-endocrinologist Hasmik Abovyan advises to follow a simple rule - drink a glass of water every hour during the day.

At the same time, as the specialist noted, it is desirable to reduce the amount of salt in the diet, since salt, as you know, retains fluid in the body, leading to edema and increasing blood pressure..

According to the expert, quite often people suffering from hypertension are afraid to drink water, even in the heat.. As a result, their body is dehydrated, but the refusal of water does not relieve them of either edema or high blood pressure.. Since it is not water, but salt that actually leads to edema and an increase in pressure, the specialist recommends that everyone - including hypertensive patients - minimize salt intake, then the liquid will no longer linger in the body.

The nutritionist also noted that it is desirable to drink clean water to quench your thirst: it cannot be replaced with either sweet soda or any other drinks.. Salty drinks like the Armenian tan, so beloved by many, will, as noted above, contribute to water retention in the body, while sweet drinks are high in calories and are associated with a number of health risks..

As for tea, coffee and other drinks containing caffeine, they have a diuretic effect, that is, they contribute to the removal of fluid from the body.. For example, it is believed that a cup of coffee or a glass of tea removes 2 glasses of water from the body, so some time after a cup of coffee or tea, you need to make up for the losses by drinking the appropriate amount of water.. Therefore, tea and coffee are not suitable for providing liquid to the body and cannot replace ordinary water..

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