- In the southern area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, in convenience stores and supermarkets, the shelves that used to be full of 5 or 10-liter bottles of water are empty.
- Where the population has been most affected by the lack of liquid is in 11 municipalities located in the north-west of the metropolitan area.
- Nuevo León How does lack of water affect health?
In the southern area of Monterrey, in convenience stores and supermarkets, the shelves that used to be full of 5 or 10 liter bottles of water are empty, there are only packages with half-liter bottles. The managers comment that this is because the supplier has not brought them because the volume of water that can be consumed has been restricted.
According to the Research Center Economics of the Faculty of Economics of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL)in April 2022, the drinking water rate showed a monthly inflation of 0.62%, however, in the CPI of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, the rate reflected an increase of 31.0 percent.
Where the population has been most affected by the lack of liquid is in 11 municipalities located in the north-west of the metropolitan area
The CIE carried out an analysis of the price of bottled water in March, which increased 8.07% annually; this rise is similar to that observed in the price of drinking water that reaches homes, of 7.47%, and the increase in rights for supply, of 7.48 percent.
On June 12, a group of people from the Sierra Ventana area decided to draw water from an Agua y Drainage storage tank. However, where the population has been most affected by the lack of liquid is in 11 municipalities located in the north-west of the metropolitan area.
How does lack of water affect health?
Each person needs a day between 20 and 50 liters of water without chemical contaminants or harmful microbials, for drinking and for hygiene, according to estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO); however, this is not happening in Monterrey and there are serious consequences.
But what happens inside us when we don’t?
The “thirst center”
Not drinking water can cause fatigue, decreased cognitive function, altered moods, a drop in blood pressure and in the moisture of the skin… A dehydrated brain contracts -literally- in the absence of water, since it requires extreme effort to function.
If dehydration continues for several days, the body experiences more serious consequences and eventually death. Without fluids, an individual can last 15 hours in an extreme environment and 3 days in normal conditions.
“The water, like universal solventsupplies nutrients and hormones to the body, regulates body temperature, and lubricates our eyes and joints,” explain Mitchell Moffit and Greggory Brown of AsapScience.
Without water, we lose energy, our skin dries up and we even get cranky.
And as the educator explains Mia Nacamulli In a new animation for TED-Ed, when your body becomes dehydrated, sensory receptors (nerve endings) in the brain’s hypothalamus—found in what scientists call the “thirst center” (OCPTL)— send signals for the release of a Antidiuretic hormone.
this hormone reaches the kidneys and produces aquaporinsproteins in cell membranes that can transport water molecules, allowing the blood to retain more water in your body.
And, when this happens, the urine becomes darker and has a stronger odor.
We will also feel, during this dehydration process, that we have less desire to urinate and that we secrete less saliva.
And it’s likely that we feel dizzy because, meanwhile, our brain is trying to adjust to the lack of its essential fluid.
Water is synonymous with health and well-being.
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