squash ??

sharnie_007

hey i drink no added sugar double concentrated squash from tesco instead of plain water .. is this ok ... there is only 2 calories in it and 0.2g of sugar per each glass... is this ok ? x

auntbliz

So it's like juiced squash? Weird.... If that's what it is, that's not the same as water, and not a substitute. Sorry I know water can take some getting used to, but it really is necessary to get water above and beyond what you get from your food. I have never heard of what you're talking about though, so if it's just like a flavored water, then that's different, and should count for water consumption.

torii55

Hello - I drink the same juice and count it towards my water allowance bcos, basically, that's all it is!

Redkoala

Perfectly fine. You dont have to only drink nothing but water. Water does nothing to help you loose weight its a myth. Everyone will get enough water a day either through coffee, juice ect. The important thing is to keep hydrated through a workout. Or you body will use water from your blood as a backup making it thicker whic in result will make your heart have to work harder.

Enjoy it

hamiltonba

Redkoala - I hate to say it but your wrong about the water consumption. First coffee is a diaretic and for each cup of coffee, you should have a glass of water. Also your 2nd comment is absolutely false! Your blood is not going to get thicker. People who have thicker blood is because of a clotting disorder, not because they didn't drink enough water. Please don't post false comments.

Without this extra water, your muscles will become dehydrated. Muscle movement depends on how hydrated you are, so if they are dry, they will not work as well. As a result, your workout will not be as productive as you would like.

ckmama

Without water, your body would stop working properly. Water makes up more than half of your body weight and a person can't survive for more than a few days without it. Why? Your body has lots of important jobs and it needs water to do many of them. For instance, your blood, which contains a lot of water, carries oxygen to all the cells of your body. Without oxygen, those tiny cells would die and your body would stop working.

Water is also in lymph (say: limf), a fluid that is part of your immune system, which helps you fight off illness. You need water to digest your food and get rid of waste, too. Water is needed for digestive juices, urine (pee), and poop. And you can bet that water is the main ingredient in perspiration, also called sweat.

In addition to being an important part of the fluids in your body, each cell depends on water to function normally.

Your body doesn't get water only from drinking water. Any fluid you drink will contain water, but water and milk are the best choices. Lots of foods contain water, too. Fruit contains quite a bit of water, which you could probably tell if you've ever bitten into a peach or plum and felt the juices dripping down your chin! Vegetables, too, contain a lot of water — think of slicing into a fat tomato from the garden or crunching into a crisp stalk of celery.


When your body doesn't have enough water, that's called being dehydrated. Dehydration also can keep you from being as fast and as sharp as you'd like to be. A bad case of dehydration can make you sick. So keep that water bottle handy when the weather warms up! Not only does water fight dehydration, but it's awfully refreshing and has no calories.

Your body can help you stay properly hydrated by regulating the amount of water in your system. The body can hold on to water when you don't have enough or get rid of it if you have too much. If your pee has ever been very light yellow, your body might have been getting rid of excess water. When your pee is very dark yellow, it's holding on to water, so it's probably time to drink up.

You can help your body by drinking when you're thirsty and drinking extra water when it's warm out. Your body will be able to do all of its wonderful, waterful jobs and you'll feel great!