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For the "ideal" adult male its about 70 %.

Less for "ideal" women (about 66 %)

More for young children ... much less for fat people.

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Q: Amount of water in the adult human body?
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How much water is the adult human body?

about 4ml


How much water dose a human body contain?

60% by weight in adult human male, 55% by weight in adult human female


What percent of the adult human body is water?

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How much of a man's body is made of water?

About 60 percent of an adult human male's total body weight is water


How much of a woman's body is made of water?

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In adult men, water takes up about 60% of the body. In adult women, water takes up about 55% of the body. 78% of water is in the body of a baby. The average of water a human contains is 60% to 70%.


How much water makes up the body?

Human body is made of 60 % of water and it varies with the age, gender and fat tissue. Infant has 70 % of water Adult man 60 % of water (Man has more water than women due to more muscle mass) Adult Women 50 % of water (Women has less water then man due to more fat) Old adult 50 % of water (older adult have less amount of water due to loss of muscle tissue).


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Infants are about 80%, adult men are 70%, and adult women are 60%. The difference between men and women has to do with body fat content which is higher for women and fat, or adipose tissue, displaces water, the amount in their tissues is the same as men, but the overall ratio to their entire body weight is lower as a result.


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What is the amount of water found in an normal human body?

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How much of human body weight is from water?

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