Dehydration impairs mental performance.
Dehydration impairs mental performance. the survey ’ cognitive performance and the University of Barcelona deshidratacion´. -Prof. Dr. Ana Adan, author of the research, explains that proper hydration is crucial in the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases development -experts recommend consume approximately 2-2, 5 litres of liquid per day, coming 20-25% of the food and drinks 75-80% Madrid, January of 2013- the journal of the American College of Nutrition has published scientific review ‘ Cognitive performance and dehydration ’, directed by Prof. Dr. Ana Adan, of the University of Barcelona. The study addresses how the lack of replenishment of liquid affects various intellectual activities, highlighting in particular of attention, the psychomotor, the immediate memory and state assessments subjective as the hardest face inadequate hydration. Dehydration occurs when the excretion of fluids exceeds the consumption of these, and has resulted in a negative balance of body water. Character mild to moderate dehydration is a State that it can occur very easily and, at present, there are numerous scientific studies that have demonstrated the negative impact that these situations have the cognitive capacity ”, explains Prof. DRA. Adan. A State of mild dehydration is considered of 1-2% loss of body and moderate, 2-5% water. Taking into account these parameters, when the level of dehydration is greater than 2%, it diminishes the capacity of short-term memory and may affect equally to young...
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