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10/28/2017 / By Janine Acero

Dehydrated children: Kids are drinking about one quarter of the water they should be, according to new study

Children are drinking less water than what is recommended, with some even going through an entire school day with just one glass of water consumed, a new study reveals. Guidelines suggest that four- to eight-year-olds should have five glasses (one liter) of water a day; seven to eight glasses (1.5 liters) for nine- to 13-year-old children; […]

05/26/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Could you be suffering from a dehydration headache?

Common as they are, headaches can be caused by a great number of things. What many people don’t realize is that dehydration is one of them. According to MedicalNewsToday.com, not having enough fluid in the body causes what is called a dehydration headache, which occurs when the brain pulls away from the skull as it […]

09/16/2015 / By John Allen

Top 10 nutrient deficiencies Americans don’t know they have

As nutritionist Kelly Dorfman points out, there’s a myth in the United States that, because we are among the fattest nations on Earth, we must be getting enough nutrients. We think malnutrition is something that affects only people in the Third World, where there are almost 800 million who don’t have enough food, and poor […]

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