Influence of Water Intake and Balance on Body Composition in Healthy Young Adults from Spain
Laja García AI, Moráis-Moreno C, Samaniego-Vaesken ML, Puga AM, Partearroyo T, Varela-Moreiras G
Nutrients · 29 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2019-08-15 · Nutrients · vol. 11 · issue 8 · p. 1923
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 53 citations · more than 92% of similar papers · 3.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 61 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Diet and metabolism studies
- Keywords
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis, Body water, Anthropometry, Overweight, Obesity, Medicine, Waist, Body mass index, Water intake, Environmental health, Composition (language), Balance (ability), Body weight, Physical therapy, Endocrinology, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, risk factors, cross-sectional studies, age factors, sex factors, body composition, water-electrolyte balance, drinking, adolescent, adult, spain, female, male, adiposity, overweight, young adult, healthy volunteers, protective factors, organism hydration status
6 authors
From ES
- Ana Isabel Laja GarcíaUniversidad San Pablo CEU
- Carmen Moráis-MorenoUniversidad San Pablo CEU
- María de Lourdes Samaniego-VaeskenUniversidad San Pablo CEU
- Ana M. PugaUniversidad San Pablo CEU
- Teresa Partearroyo · correspondingUniversidad San Pablo CEU
- Gregorio Varela‐MoreirasUniversidad San Pablo CEU
Abstract
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity has become an epidemic public health problem worldwide. In the last years, several investigations have suggested that water intake and retention could have important implications for both weight management and body composition. However, there is a lack of information about this issue globally, and mainly specifically in Spain. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the association between hydration status and body composition in a sample of healthy Spanish adults. The study involved 358 subjects, aged 18-39 years. The recently validated "hydration status questionnaire" was used to assess their water intake, elimination, and balance. Anthropometric measurements were performed according to the recommendations of the International Standards for Anthropometric Assessment (ISAK). Body composition variables were acquired by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Differences in anthropometric and body composition variables were assessed through the ANOVA test and considered significant at p < 0.05. Fluid intake was correlated with body water content. Inverse associations between water consumption, normalized by weight, with body weight, body fat mass, and waist circumference were found. Moreover, according to water balance, significant differences in body water content in females were observed. In conclusion, higher fluid intake seems to be related with a healthier body composition. Therefore, the improvement of water intake and water balance could be useful for overweight and obesity prevention, although further studies are needed to confirm the present findings.
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