Drinks water for a healthy life

By Naylii Sophea

As much as 60 percent of your body is made of water, according to USGS. Your brain and heart are nearly three-fourths water, your lungs are 83 percent water, and your muscles and kidneys are almost 80 percent water. Even your bones are 31 percent water.

Needless to say, it's crucial to drink enough liquids every day to replace losses through sweat, urine and other fluids. But not all liquids are created equal. Soda counts as a liquid; so do milk and sweetened tea. A sugary coffee drink could count towards your daily hydration, too.

But water has something going for it that those other liquids don't — it's calorie free. You can drink as much of it as you want, and you don't have to worry about it adding calories to your daily total.

Just cutting out one can of sugary soda at lunch and replacing it with a tall glass of cold water — or sparkling water — can save you 155 calories a day. Do that over a week, and you'll save 1,085 calories.

Water is calorie- and nutrient-free, but it still takes up space in your stomach. So you can drink a glass of water when you're feeling peckish but it's not yet mealtime, and you'll avoid adding extra unnecessary calories to your total. You can also drink a big glass of water before you sit down to a meal, and it may help you eat less.