Sunday, October 25, 2009

Does anyone know the rate at which the human body can actually assimilate water??

interested in how rapidly the liver can absorb water, and also, what is the best way to get water accessible to the cells
Answer:
well my friend this is a very interesting question but I have to point out a couple of things.
first the liver is not the organ that "absorbs" water but rather the whole body absorbs water as every single cell, intracellular space, extracellular space and intravascular space needs water in one way or another (plasma, blood, spinal fluid, seminal fluid etc), the organ that filters the "water" and either gets rid of excess or retains water due to deficit (dehydration etc) is the kidney.
second the amount of water needed by a human beign depends on the amount of deficit at the time and is calculated like this
0.6 x wt x (plasma sodium- normal sodium / by normal sodium) in which plasma sodiun is the measured amount at the time you are attempting to replace the water deficit and the normal sodiun is the normal range exepected (usually 145)
I hope this helps. If not an average adult needs
30-35 ml of water per kilogram of weight per day

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