How much water should children drink every day

Water is a substance that people must consume in their daily lives. It plays a very important role in human health. If the human body lacks water, it will feel very uncomfortable. If the amount of water consumed is appropriate, many problems can be avoided. Both adults and children need to drink water. So, how much water is appropriate for children to drink every day? This will be introduced below!

1. Why should children drink more water?

Water is the source of life. Although this sentence is a bit long, it is indeed the most concise answer. In adults, water accounts for about 60%-70% of body weight, while in children it is even more, reaching nearly 80%.

Water plays an important physiological role in the human body:

It is involved in the whole process of metabolism in the human body;

It is a component of body fluids such as blood, tissue fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph fluid, etc. It is a good solvent;

It is extremely important for the heat dissipation of the body.

Water is essential to human life. If we lose 10% of water, our health will be threatened, and if we lose 20% of water, our life will be in danger.

Children have a high metabolism and are very active, so they need relatively more water. Therefore, children should drink more water.

2. How much water should children drink every day?

Water is one of the eight essential nutrients for the human body. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2016" recommends that the total daily water intake (i.e. the sum of drinking water and soup, milk, etc. in the diet) of children aged 2-5 years old should be 1300-1600 ml. Excluding the water intake from food, the water intake alone for children aged 2-3 years old should be 600-700 ml/d, and for children aged 4-5 years old should be 700-800 ml/d.

3. What kind of water should children drink and how to drink it more appropriately?

The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2016" recommends that children drink mainly boiled water and avoid sugary drinks. Due to their small stomach capacity, children should drink small amounts of water multiple times, generally 2-3 times in the morning and afternoon, and after dinner depending on the situation. Each time, 2-3 year old children should drink 50-100 ml, and 4-6 year old children should drink 100-150 ml each time.

So, how do you judge whether your child drinks enough water in a day? We can judge by observing the child's urination. Generally speaking, children aged 2-3 years old urinate 10-12 times a day, with a urine volume of about 500-600ml. Children aged 4-5 years old urinate 8-10 times a day, with a urine volume of about 600ml. The urine is also lighter in color, indicating that they are drinking enough water.

In addition, we would like to remind everyone not to wait until children feel thirsty and clamor for water before drinking water. Instead, they should drink water in a timely and divided manner during the intervals of daily activities starting from when they wake up in the morning.