Prevention from dehydration

A person needs an average intake of 2 to 4 liters of fluid / day to not to be dehydrated. The point is clear: not only liquid water.
To meet the daily needs in addition to liquid water, which is surely the first choice, they can contribute and fluids with caffeine including coffee, tea and caffeinated soft drinks.
Challenging the moisturizing ability of caffeinated beverages due to the belief that caffeine has a diuretic effect and therefore cause dehydration.
However, according to the latest scientific data shows that this diuretic effect is transient and not lead the agency to dehydration.
Most people can meet their daily needs for liquid by following their daily habits and preferences, based on a sense of thirst, but thirst always be the most reliable indicator, especially in infants, children, elders and athletes.
The best indicator of hydration is the color and volume of urine, with dense dark urine and thus be an indicator of severe dehydration.Therefore, drink fluids regularly, even when not thirsty, and of course taking care not to stay thirsty even for a minute!