
HealthNovember 1, 1958
Body Water
Water accounts for 60 per cent of the weight of an adult man. The proportion decreases slowly with age, but it is maintained within narrow limits from one day to the next

Body Water
Water accounts for 60 per cent of the weight of an adult man. The proportion decreases slowly with age, but it is maintained within narrow limits from one day to the next

Thirst
Exactly how does the need for water give rise to this familiar, and occasionally excruciating, sensation? The reader is advised to begin this article only if he has a cool drink near at hand