WATER AND YOUR BODY
Six parts in ten of you are water.
Ayus installs and maintains 4-stage water filters at home, hidden under the kitchen sink. This page sticks to facts about body composition and intake, with sources. The filter makes no health promises: it promises water you want to drink.
YOUR BODY
You are made of water too.
Every glass you drink becomes part of you. That is why it is worth making it water you actually enjoy drinking.
- 60%
of an adult body is water, on average.
- 73%
of the brain and heart is water.
- 2.5L
of water a day is the recommended intake for an adult man; 2 L for a woman, including water from food.
When water tastes good, you feel like drinking it. That is all we promise.
Sources: U.S. Geological Survey, “The Water in You”; EFSA, dietary reference values for water, 2010.A day of water, in 250 ml glasses
- 10
glasses: the 2.5 L reference for an adult man.
- 8
glasses: the 2 L reference for an adult woman.
EFSA reference values for total daily water, including water from food. About 70 to 80% comes from drinks.
What does bottled water cost you?
What if that water comes from bottles? Work out the money and the plastic.
Open the calculator