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What is the importance of water in our food?

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Our body is made up of 70 to 80 per cent water. Water needs to be a part of our daily food intake as it helps to flush out wastes and enables various chemical reactions to take place inside our body. Deficiency of water may lead to dehydration which, in extreme cases, might be lethal.

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