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Water’s great

Whether you’re older or younger, summer presents the same risk – dehydration thanks to the escalating heat and less-than-optimal fluid intake. More than half of older adults are either dehydrated or very close to dehydration, studies have shown, and one global study found about 60% of children aren’t meeting water and fluid intake guidelines.

Our body needs water to function correctly. When we

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