Friday, March 6, 2020

Water percentage of the body?

Antone Youla: In Short - 75%

Lou Rought: 1/3

Rosalyn Olivera: A significant fraction of the human body is water. This body water is distributed in different compartments in the body. Lean muscle tissue contains about 75% water. Blood contains 83% water, body fat contains 25% water and bone has 22% water.In diseased states where body water is affected, the compartment or compartments that have changed can give clues to the nature of the problem.Body water is regulated by hormones, including anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide.There are many methods that can be used to determine body water. One way to get a simple estimate is by calculation....Show more

Forest Duttinger: When I was in school, they told us 80% of our bodies was made up of water.

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