HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Water does not contain energy, in a caloric sense, so you don’t get any energy from it. Water does facilitate the functions of the human body, including producing energy from food or stored fats. Perhaps that’s what you are getting at. We don’t get any energy from water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even though it contains no calorie content, water is the medium for most chemical reactions in the body, especially those metabolic reactions involved in energy production. The body uses water as a coolant, helping to regulate body temperature during exercise, fever and in hot environments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Is water classified as food? Water is termed as a fourth food group. Water is not there in any food charts or pyramids but is critical. We could consider that water is more important than any sold food because you can’t live without water but you can live without food.

Detailed explanation-4: -It helps in the transportation of the digested food to every cell of the body. It helps in excretion i.e., getting rid of waste products from the body in the form of urine and sweat. Water regulates and controls the ambient temperature of the body. Water is helpful in better absorption of nutrients by the body.