Drinking water often helps us to live longer

Drinking water often helps us to live longer

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We all know that water is the source of life on Earth. No plant, insect, animal or human can survive without it. A new study highlights how important it is to our health and to living longer. The study is from the National Institutes of Health in the USA. Researchers found that people who drank a lot of water every day were healthier and lived longer than those who didn't. The research team said people who stay well hydrated developed fewer serious health problems and age-related illnesses, like heart and lung disease. They added that adults who did not drink enough water were more likely to die at a younger age. These adults were also more likely to show signs of ageing.

The researchers looked at health data from 11,255 adults over a 30- year period. They analysed the information of patients who had visited a hospital at least five times. The first three times were when the patients were in their 50s, and the last two times were when they were aged between 70 and 90. Dr Natalia Dmitrieva, lead researcher of the study, said: "The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down ageing and prolong a disease-free life." She encouraged people to drink more fluids, like water and juice, and fruit and vegetables with a high water content. She added that half of people worldwide do not drink enough. The average adult needs to drink at least 1.5 litres of water every day.

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• source

• lung

• plant

• developed

A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.

One of the two parts of the body that take in air in the body.

A living organism such as trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses.

Grew or caused to grow.

• A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.

• One of the two parts of the body that take in air in the body.

• A living organism such as trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses.

• Grew or caused to grow.

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• highlight

• hydrated

• ageing

• data

• analysed

Draw special attention to.

Took in water in the body.

The process of growing old.

Facts and statistics collected together to look at or to analyse.

Examined something in detail, usually in order to explain and interpret it.

• Draw special attention to.

• Took in water in the body.

• The process of growing old.

• Facts and statistics collected together to look at or to analyse.

• Examined something in detail, usually in order to explain and interpret it.

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• patient

• at least

• proper

• encouraged

• fluid

A person getting or having medical treatment.

Not less than.

Real and genuine; in its true form.

Gave support, confidence, or hope to someone.

Any liquid, such as water, blood, honey, gasoline, mercury, etc.

• A person getting or having medical treatment.

• Not less than.

• Real and genuine; in its true form.

• Gave support, confidence, or hope to someone.

• Any liquid, such as water, blood, honey, gasoline, mercury, etc.

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The article says water is the sauce of life. ​

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The research is from an institute of health in the UK. ​

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Researchers said people who drink lots of water get less lung disease. ​

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Drinking water means you look younger. ​

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Researchers looked at health data from over 11,500 adults. ​

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Researchers looked at data from people who went to hospital 10 times. ​

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A researcher said vegetables with a lot of water were good for us. ​

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Around 65% of people worldwide do not drink enough water. ​

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• live

• focuses on

• research

• diseases

• probable

survive

highlights

study

illnesses

likely

• survive

• highlights

• study

• illnesses

• likely

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• statistics

• examined

• correct

• lengthen

• normal

data

analysed

proper

prolong

average

• data

• analysed

• proper

• prolong

• average

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• of life on earth

• can survive without it

• well hydrated

• and lung disease

• signs of ageing

water is the source

No plant, insect, animal or human

people who stay

age-related illnesses, like heart

adults were also more likely to show

• water is the source

• No plant, insect, animal or human

• people who stay

• age-related illnesses, like heart

• adults were also more likely to show

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• in their 50s,

• down ageing

• like water and juice,

• not drink enough

• to drink at least 1.5 litres

when the patients were

proper hydration may slow

drink more fluids,

half of people worldwide do

The average adult needs

• when the patients were

• proper hydration may slow

• drink more fluids,

• half of people worldwide do

• The average adult needs