Water is one of the most essential components in the sustainable development goals
(SDGs) of the United Nations. With worsening global water scarcity, especially in some …

Adequate hydration is essential for the maintenance of health and physiological functions in
humans. However, many older adults do not maintain adequate hydration, which is under …

Universal and equitable access to affordable safely managed drinking water (SMDW) is a
significant challenge and is highlighted by the United Nations' Sustainable Development …

Comprehensive whole-body models (WBMs) accounting for organ-specific dynamics have
been developed to simulate adult metabolism, but such models do not exist for infants. Here …

Water links the environment, culture, and biology. An integrative approach is needed to
attain a complete picture of how water affects human biology due to its inherent …

Importance Several public recommendations exist regarding the amount of daily water
intake, yet the supporting evidence is not clear, and benefits of increasing water …

Body water balance is determined by fundamental homeostatic mechanisms that maintain
stable volume, osmolality and the composition of extracellular and intracellular fluids. Water …

Background/objectives While some dietary guidelines have established daily water
requirements for adults, those for older adults are not well defined. Factors associated with …

Background Although prior evidence indicates that water intake is important for health, the
ability to accurately measure community-dwelling intake is limited. Only a few studies have …

Serum sodium disorders are generally a marker of water balance in the body. Thus,
hypernatremia is most often caused by an overall deficit of total body water. Other unique …