By Trisha Gedon, OSU Agricultural Communications Services Dec 13, 2020
Healthy hydration can come from some not-so-obvious sources during winter. Submitted
STILLWATER â Many people donât give a second thought to drinking several glasses of water during the hot summer months. However, it is just as important to stay hydrated in the wintertime, too.
âPeople donât realize body fluid losses can be as dangerous in the winter as they are in the heat of the summer due to high rates of energy expenditure, heavy clothing and increased urine output,â said Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Extension nutrition specialist. âDuring the summer, the sweat on your skin is a visual cue youâre losing fluids. In the wintertime, colder weather affects the bodyâs ability to detect thirst, which is an early sign of dehydration.â
Dec 13, 2020
Healthy hydration can come from not so obvious sources during winter. Submitted
STILLWATER â Many people donât give a second thought to drinking several glasses of water during the hot summer months. However, it is just as important to stay hydrated in the wintertime, too.
âPeople donât realize body fluid losses can be as dangerous in the winter as they are in the heat of the summer due to high rates of energy expenditure, heavy clothing and increased urine output,â said Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Extension nutrition specialist. âDuring the summer, the sweat on your skin is a visual cue youâre losing fluids. In the wintertime, colder weather affects the bodyâs ability to detect thirst, which is an early sign of dehydration.â
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Becky Bedwell, Blaine County OSU Extension educator, demonstrates where milk comes from as part of the virtual tour through the Farm to You exhibit. (Todd Johnson / OSU Agricultural Communications Services)
Todd Johnson
Diana Romano, assistant OSU Extension specialist, explains how food travels through the body. (Todd Johnson / OSU Agricultural Communications Services)
Todd Johnson
Oklahoma school children are learning more than reading, writing and arithmetic in their classrooms.
The Farm to You exhibit is helping youngsters learn where their food comes from, nutrition, proper hygiene, physical activity and more.
Developed by Oklahoma State University Extensionâs Community Nutrition Education Programs, since 2008 Farm to You has helped nearly 155,000 students in first through sixth grades across the state gain a better understanding of the link between agriculture, food and health, said Becky Brown, CNEP project coordinator.
STILLWATER – Gardeners who have been slacking on their landscaping chores lately have a loophole. No time to rake the leaves or clear out the flower beds? No problem.