Children's water intake and hydration: a public health issue.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_5E97918561A0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Children's water intake and hydration: a public health issue.
Journal
Nutrition reviews
ISSN
1753-4887 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0029-6643
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/04/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
81
Number
5
Pages
610-624
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Review ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Optimal hydration is required for all physiologic functions and cognition. Children, especially younger ones, are particularly susceptible to dehydration, given their physiological specificities, in particular, their renal immaturity and relatively large skin surface in early life, but also their dependence on adults and their greater propensity to develop digestive diseases leading to fluid losses. Mild dehydration consequences are dominated by their impact on cognitive functions, whereas more severe dehydration may endanger the health outcome. Studies on this subject in children are scarce; in particular, the long-term consequence on renal function remains questionable. This review considers how children's water intake including fluid intake and water content of food, are worrying. The findings show that, worldwide, most children do not meet adequate water intake recommendations. The main problems likely to explain insufficient water intake are access to safe water, availability of drinking water at school, and healthy-hydration education, which are all points that need to be improved within health policy.
Keywords
Adult, Humans, Child, Drinking/physiology, Dehydration/prevention & control, Public Health, Water, Water-Electrolyte Balance/physiology, beverages, children hypohydration, food moisture, water access, water intake adequacy in childhood
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Web of science
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