Of our total body weight, about two thirds is made up of water and it is important to have a regular intake of water. Why this is so?

Water has lots of vitamins and proteins

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Water can dissolve a lot of substances

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Water conducts heat very fast and thereby maintains the body temperature

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Water is stored as energy in our body

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The correct option is B Water can dissolve a lot of substances
Water can dissolve a lot of substances. This is because it has high dielectric constant. Of our total body weight, two-third is made up of water and it is important to have regular intake of water because water dissolves many substances and helps in the transportation of these substances throughtout the body and also dissolves many harmful substances in it and helps in carrying them out of the body.

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