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From:  "Jennifer L. Fretwell" <jfretwell@h...>
"Jennifer L. Fretwell" <jfretwell@h...>
Date:  Thu Feb 8, 2001  6:13 pm
Subject:  Water


I am not certain how scientifically accurate the following statements are
but I figured that a list of singers would be interested in this. Drink up!

Jennifer Fretwell, soprano

>> > We all know that water is important but I've never
>> > seen it written down like
>> > this before.
>> >
>> > ***75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
>> > (Likely applies to half
>> > world pop.)
>> >
>> > ***In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so
>> > weak that it is often
>> > mistaken for hunger.
>> >
>> > ***Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's
>> > metabolism as much as 3%.
>> >
>> > ***One glass of water shut down midnight hunger
>> > pangs for almost 100% of the
>> > dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
>> >
>> > ***Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
>> >
>> > ***Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses
>> > of water a day could
>> > significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80%
>> > of sufferers.
>> >
>> > *** A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy
>> > short-term memory, trouble
>> > with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the
>> > computer screen or on a
>> > printed page.
>> >
>> > ***Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the
>> > risk of colon cancer by
>> > 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by
>> > 79%, and one is 50% less
>> > likely to develop bladder cancer.
>> >
>> > ****Are you drinking the amount of water you should
>> > every day?****






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