We can go way longer without food than water but enjoy eating food much more than drinking water. But if water is so important for our health, why we don’t crave it enough and sometimes even end up dehydrated?

Question

We can go way longer without food than water but enjoy eating food much more than drinking water. But if water is so important for our health, why we don’t crave it enough and sometimes even end up dehydrated?

In: Biology

Answer 1

You do become thirsty before you start getting dehydrated. Best way to regulate your water intake is in fact to just take a sip of water whenever you feel a bit thirsty. The body is tuned to regulating its own water to avoid drinking too much or too little.