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Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors.

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Yamada, Y; Zhang, X; Henderson, MET; Sagayama, H; Pontzer, H; Watanabe, D; Yoshida, T; Kimura, M; Ainslie, PN; Andersen, LF; Anderson, LJ ...
Published in: Science
November 25, 2022

Water is essential for survival, but one in three individuals worldwide (2.2 billion people) lacks access to safe drinking water. Water intake requirements largely reflect water turnover (WT), the water used by the body each day. We investigated the determinants of human WT in 5604 people from the ages of 8 days to 96 years from 23 countries using isotope-tracking (2H) methods. Age, body size, and composition were significantly associated with WT, as were physical activity, athletic status, pregnancy, socioeconomic status, and environmental characteristics (latitude, altitude, air temperature, and humidity). People who lived in countries with a low human development index (HDI) had higher WT than people in high-HDI countries. On the basis of this extensive dataset, we provide equations to predict human WT in relation to anthropometric, economic, and environmental factors.

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Science

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1095-9203

Publication Date

November 25, 2022

Volume

378

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6622

Start / End Page

909 / 915

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Water
  • Social Class
  • Pregnancy
  • Middle Aged
  • Life Style
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humidity
  • Humans
 

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Yamada, Y., Zhang, X., Henderson, M. E. T., Sagayama, H., Pontzer, H., Watanabe, D., … International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Doubly Labeled Water (DLW) Database Consortium§, . (2022). Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors. Science, 378(6622), 909–915. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm8668
Yamada, Yosuke, Xueying Zhang, Mary E. T. Henderson, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Herman Pontzer, Daiki Watanabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, et al. “Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors.Science 378, no. 6622 (November 25, 2022): 909–15. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm8668.
Yamada Y, Zhang X, Henderson MET, Sagayama H, Pontzer H, Watanabe D, et al. Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors. Science. 2022 Nov 25;378(6622):909–15.
Yamada, Yosuke, et al. “Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors.Science, vol. 378, no. 6622, Nov. 2022, pp. 909–15. Pubmed, doi:10.1126/science.abm8668.
Yamada Y, Zhang X, Henderson MET, Sagayama H, Pontzer H, Watanabe D, Yoshida T, Kimura M, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SG, Close GL, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Das SK, Dugas LR, Eaton S, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Halsey LG, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kraus WE, Kriengsinyos W, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Reilly JJ, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sardinha LB, Silva AM, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski JA, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Rood J, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Miyachi M, Schoeller DA, Speakman JR, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Doubly Labeled Water (DLW) Database Consortium§. Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors. Science. 2022 Nov 25;378(6622):909–915.
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Published In

Science

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

Publication Date

November 25, 2022

Volume

378

Issue

6622

Start / End Page

909 / 915

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Water
  • Social Class
  • Pregnancy
  • Middle Aged
  • Life Style
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humidity
  • Humans