Why do we need 8 glasses of water per day if our body just pees out most of it?

Question

Never made sense to me lol, anyway I’m going to sleep I’ll reply in 6 hours.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Our body maintains a precise ratio of salt to water in our cells and blood. If we don’t keep our water intake up, the salt concentration will increase in our blood. This will cause water to leech out of the cells in our tissues and organs.