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Expert from College Dispenses Hydration Advice For Fox 13 Viewers


Lorri Castro-Zenoni, director of Salt Lake Community College's Center for Health and Counseling, stopped by Fox 13 News studios to chat with hosts Kerri Cronk and Kelly Chapman about the importance of staying hydrated during the hottest weeks of the year in Utah.
·      Stay hydrated, especially if you work outside or engage in physical activity under the hot sun. That means drinking about half of your body weight in ounces per day. If you weigh 200 pounds, that means you should drink about 100 ounces of water a day.

·      Eat hydrating foods like cucumbers, watermelon, raw broccoli or tomatoes along with drinking water throughout the day. Try keeping a water bottle with you during the day, which can help you track your fluid intake.

·      A way to measure whether you’re staying hydrated can be to look at the color of your urine, which should be a light yellow or straw colored. If it’s darker than that, drink more.

·      Don’t use thirst as an indicator of whether you need to hydrate more. Thirst can be an early indicator you are becoming dehydrated, which is not a good thing.

·      Avoid overconsumption of caffeine and alcohol, which work as diuretics that can more quickly dehydrate your body in hot weather. Also avoid using sugary beverages to quench your thirst, as they add unneeded calories for most people.





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