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Q: What percentage of water do you have to lose to be dehydrated?
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What is it called when you lose water to lose water?

you get dehydrated


How do you lose water?

you get dehydrated (lose body water) by doing lots of exercise or doing a tiring activity


How do you lose body water?

you get dehydrated (lose body water) by doing lots of exercise or doing a tiring activity


Why is it important to drink water especially after you exercise?

When you exercise you sweat. When you sweat, you lose water. You will become very dehydrated if you do not replace the water


Why does the body lose more water then it needs in a hangover?

Because your body is dehydrated from the alcohol and your body uses any water it can to clean the alcohol out of your system.


What occurs when cells lose water and shrink?

Plasmolysis occurs when cells lose water and shrink. It refers to the process wherein water is lost in a cell that is placed in a hypertonic solution.


Is it bad to take a shower when dehydrated?

It is bad overall to be dehydrated, but it really depends how hot your showers are. The hotter the more you will sweat, which means the more water you lose in your body, some cases people have passed out in the shower because of this.


What is a Sentence with dehydrated in it?

A sentence for dehydrated is, If you don't drink any water for a long time you get dehydrated.


Why do child get quickly dehydrated in diarrhea than adult?

Children become dehydrated more quickly than adults because they have a much higher percentage of water in their bodies than adults do. A child has approximately 77% water compared to an adult who has approx 60%. It also will depend on the age of the child to what extent they become dehydrated. Hope this helps.


Why we have to consume water than we normally consume?

If the weather is warm or hot, or we are physically exerting ourselves, the water we lose through sweating, has to be replaced. To not do so can lead to becoming dehydrated.


If a person lost 4 liters of water what percentage of their body water did they lose?

7-9%


What are Sea water's effects on the body?

dessication, the water is drawn from your body by the salt. Also some pruney fingers if you stay in long enough