In humans spend a day in body fluids such as about 2 liters of urine, sweat or other. When fasting liquid to a limited income, but there is a quick way to replace lost body fluids.
Often when I saw people break their fast by drinking coconut water. It turned out that this habit is enough to help eliminate thirst and replace lost water consumption after 14 hours more a day of fasting.
"Consuming coconut water is one of them, the more so that the composition of coconut water contains a balanced electrolyte or mineral and fluid similar to human blood," said DR. Dr. Saptawati Bardosono, MSc of Nutrition Science Department, when contacted detikHealth, Saturday (08/21/2010).
More familiarly called the doctor who tells the content of this Tati Dr contained in coconut water is the water as much as 95.5 percent, as much as 0.05 percent nitrogen, phosphoric acid as much as 0.56 percent, 0.25 percent of potassium, calcium oxide were 0.69 percent, 0.59 percent of magnesium oxide and iron and a little sugar.
"When consumed as a drink of coconut water to relieve thirst as well as drinking water, then this course is not a problem," said the doctor who is also a member of the Indonesian Medical Association Physician Nutrition (PDGMI).
Some people who suffer from kidney stones are also very confident of coconut water to help break the kidney stone. But according to Dr Barbara instead of kidney patients have to be careful taking them.
This is due to people who have kidney disorders can not properly perform its functions to regulate fluid and electrolyte balance in his body. So better be careful with all the fluids you drink.
According to Dr. Barbara had always been, coconut water is used for herbal treatment by human ancestors. Coconut water can facilitate the difficult urination, drunk, treat fatigue and is now also used to raise the liquid when get dengue fever.
"Since the days of our ancestors, coconut water in addition to eliminating thirst also been known by several other properties that require scientific proof," said the doctor who is also a faculty member of the faculty of medicine.
Dr. Barbara exemplifies the benefits of coconut water is lauratnya acid content are useful as antiviral and anti-germ. Character as isotonic drinks, sugars, potassium and low sodium content is suitable as energy drinks for athletes because it can regulate electrolyte body and eliminate fatigue. *detikcom
