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Is drinking more water good for your health?

Water is an indispensable substance for human body. Drinking more water usually has the following benefits to human body: First, drinking more water can promote urine excretion, help take away bacteria and other harmful substances in the urinary system, and reduce the probability of urinary system inflammation. Second, drinking water properly can also reduce the risk of ureter and kidney calculi. Third, drinking water can also reduce the viscosity in the blood and reduce the risk of thromboembolism. Fourth, drinking water properly can also promote metabolism, accelerate intestinal peristalsis, excrete feces and prevent constipation. Fifth, drinking more water can also promote the excretion of uric acid in the body, which is helpful for hyperuricemia and gout. First, help digestion.

In order to better digest and absorb the food eaten in the stomach, water is needed, so that the nutrients can be better dissolved, so drinking more water at ordinary times is helpful for digestion.

Second, waste discharge.

After the food eaten in the stomach is digested and absorbed, the remaining food residues and wastes are excreted with the help of water. Drinking more water and excreting more at ordinary times will also help to excrete as many toxins as possible in the body.

Third, lubricate the joints.

There is lubricating fluid between every joint of human body, which can avoid joint injury caused by excessive friction of bones. The main component of lubricating fluid in joints is water.