How much water or fluids should I drink per day?

1. The advice to adults and children over 14 years is to take between 1.5 and 2 liters to drink. Children from 1 year to 13 years have about between the 1 and 1.5 liters of drink needed. The healthiest thing to do is to alternate between water, tea and coffee without sugar, and dairy drinks such as semi-skimmed milk, buttermilk and yogurt drinks or soy drink. These drinks are listed in the Wheel of Five. Drinking enough is important to get enough fluids. You need fluids because you lose it when you breathe, sweat and through pee and poo.

How do I maintain my fluid balance?

1. The best way to maintain your fluid balance is to drink enough, but food also contains fluid. The body automatically restores the moisture balance. For example, if you lose too much fluid, it will excrete less urine or you will feel thirsty that will make you drink more.

Which drinks are the healthiest?

1. Drinking water is good, and drinks such as coffee, tea, dairy and soy drink can also help you replenish your fluids. The most healthy is to drink the following drinks from the Wheel of Five, and to alternate between these drinks: Water: with or without carbonation (sparkling), and with or without a taste (aroma). Water has no calories and is good for your teeth. Drinking tap water is also good for the environment. Black and green tea: with or without flavor (aroma), and without sugar. Tea has no calories. The advice for adults is to drink 3 cups of green or black tea in a day. This is because tea lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of stroke. Tea contains caffeine. Children under 13 can drink up to about 1 to 2 cups a day. Herbal tea: without sugar. Herbal tea has no calories and no caffeine. Herbal tea is officially not a tea but an herbal infusion. The advice is not too much, but to drink a maximum of a few cups per day, for example. And not always drink the same herbal tea, but alternate. Coffee: without sugar. Coffee contains almost no calories. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Adults can drink up to about 4 cups of coffee per day because of the caffeine. Furthermore, the better filtered, the less cafestol and the healthier. Coffee made with a paper filter and coffee from coffee pods, for example, contain low amounts of cafestol. Low-fat and semi-skimmed dairy drinks: such as milk, buttermilk and yoghurt drinks. . Milk and dairy products provide many good nutrients, and eating or drinking them is associated with a lower risk of colon cancer. The advice for adults is to take 2-3 servings of dairy in a day. Soy drink: with added vitamin B12 and calcium. This drink contains some of the same nutrients as dairy. Soy drink is less harmful to the environment than dairy. Want to know more why it is important to drink enough? And why do you want to prevent dehydration? In this video, our spokesperson Jasper explains why your body needs moisture and why dehydration is so dangerous.

2. Drinking water is good, and drinks such as coffee, tea, dairy and soy drink can also help you replenish your fluids. The most healthy is to drink the following drinks from the Wheel of Five, and to alternate between these drinks: Water: with or without carbonation (fizzy), and with or without a flavor (aroma). Water has no calories and is good for your teeth. Drinking tap water is also good for the environment. Black and green tea: with or without flavor (aroma), and without sugar. Tea has no calories. The advice for adults is to drink 3 cups of green or black tea in a day. This is because tea lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of stroke. Tea contains caffeine. Children under 13 can drink up to about 1 to 2 cups a day. Herbal tea: without sugar. Herbal tea has no calories and no caffeine. Herbal tea is officially not a tea but an herbal infusion. The advice is not too much, but to drink a maximum of a few cups per day, for example. And not always drink the same herbal tea, but alternate. Coffee: without sugar. Coffee contains almost no calories. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Adults can drink up to about 4 cups of coffee per day because of the caffeine. Furthermore, the better filtered, the less cafestol and the healthier. Coffee made with a paper filter and coffee from coffee pods, for example, contain low amounts of cafestol. Low-fat and semi-skimmed dairy drinks