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Adequate hydratation.
| Institute of medicine recommendations | European food safety authority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total water intake | Total water intake | Total water intake | Total water intake | ||
| (fluids + foods) | (only fluids) | (fluids + foods) | (only fluids) | ||
| Gender | Boys | 2.4 l/day | 1.9 l/day | 2.1 l/day | 1.7 l/day |
| Girls | 2.1 l/day | 1.7 l/day | 1.9 l/day | 1.5 l/day | |
Modified by Suh and Kavouras (18).
