Why is that water is needed to live as opposed to alternative liquids? If coffee is just bean-flavoured water, why couldn’t you survive by only drinking coffee? If you were lost on a desert island and had only coffee, juice or soda to drink, could you survive?
In: Biology
Yes, you could, because those things all contain water.
Water is needed because, primarily, it’s a polar substance, meaning it has a net partial electrical charge: the hydrogen ends are positive, and the central oxygen is negative. This makes water really good at dissolving materials and carrying minerals in it. There are also [these benefits](https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/why-is-water-important) to staying hydrated.
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