Does a Drink Of Water Make Children Smarter?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 01/05/2013

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Most children don't drink water from when they wake to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance. This is one of those groundbreaking findings (like my gargling video http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-gargling-prevent-the-common-cold/) that will likely never see the light of day because there's no profit motive for promotion. We're guaranteed to be assailed about all the new drugs and surgical advances because there's big business behind getting the word out. But who profits from tap water? Or even broccoli for that matter. That's one of the reasons I created this site, to bring to light all the findings that would otherwise just get buried in medical library basements (or, increasingly, vast private databases). If you've found this site useful, please consider making a donation (https://nutritionfacts.org/donate/) to keep this site alive and kicking.
 
The water content of plant foods may help explain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-ice-diet/) why those eating plant-based diets are, on average, so slim. Like fiber (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fawning-over-flora/), water is like a source of Nutrition Without Calories (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nutrition-without-calories/). See Dietary Guidelines: It's All Greek to the USDA (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-guidelines-its-all-greek-to-the-usda/) for a country with the guts to suggest water might be preferable to drinking soda.
 
Juice and milk may not be as hydrating as water. What about tea? See my video Is Caffeinated Tea Dehydrating? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-caffeinated-tea-dehydrating/) What about Bottled Water vs. Tap (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/bottled-water-vs-tap-2/)?
 
More on children's health in videos such as:
·       Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-puberty-and-pollutants/)
·       Are Cats or Dogs More Protective For Children's Health? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-cats-or-dogs-more-protective-for-childrens-health/)
·       The Best Baby Formula (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-baby-formula/)
·       Nerves of Mercury (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nerves-of-mercury/)
·       How Fast Can Children Detoxify from PCBs? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-fast-can-children-detoxify-from-pcbs/)
·       Preventing Childhood Allergies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-childhood-allergies/)
·    Diet & Hyperactivity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-hyperactivity/)

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