Rita Merhej, (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon)
Another evidence of the relation between dehydration and cognition.
- Water is essential for mental health. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the necessity to integrate water as an essential nutrient for healthy cognitive functioning in nutrition research.
- This study is based on a general review and show that dehydration, even at mild levels, is associated with impairments in basic and higher order cognitive functions.
- Websites from international authoritative nutrition sources understate the role of water in healthy nutrition, and omit the discussion of the impact of dehydration on cognitive functioning.
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJHG-10-2018-0056