High temperatures arrived, therefore, health professionals recommend staying hydrated, emphasizing the importance of water for the body.
In this regard, they indicate that feel thirsty we are already dehydrated and we should not wait to be thirsty to hydrate ourselves with water.
Lic. Rocío Arguello, nutritionist of the Endocrinology and Metabolism staff of the Hospital de Clínicas, explained that in the first place with the heat and high temperatures We lose liquids and we don’t realize it.
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“Nature is wise and gives us fruits that have a lot of juice in their composition. Consume seasonal fruits is important, We always recommend that the fruit be whole, not in juice, because the minerals quickly leave with the air, they oxidize, so the ideal would be the fruit to take advantage of its nutrients. To hydrate, always opt for water ”, he indicated.
He recommends eating fresh or cooked vegetables. As for fresh food, keep the cold chain.
“As long as I know I can eat at home, better. When we eat displayed food outside, we don’t know how long they were out in the open, if they are maintaining the cold chain. In case of taking food to work, we should do it in a thermal bag if possible”.
He also referred to the need to drink that appears suddenly. “Our need to thirst is because we are already dehydrated. A person eats and drinks what is available, for example, if we go to a place sometimes we don’t have it available, so if there are other options such as juices or soft drinks, choose if they are low in sugar and have minerals”.
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alcohol does not hydrate
The professional indicated that sharing is important, because social health is part of comprehensive care Of the health. “We have to share in this holiday season, we must not deprive ourselves of that, but we also have to know how to measure alcohol.”
About him tereré said that it has many other benefits, since the herb itself has vitamins and minerals; “We know that it is a stimulant, but remember that water is the only and main hydrator.”
