Talk:Body water
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isn't there any other way of calculating total body water
[edit] Suggestion for rephrasing in lead
Currently the first two sentences are "A significant fraction of the human body is water. This body water is distributed in different compartments in the body." I would recommend converting this to a more standard lead structure, such as:
- In medicine, body water refers to all the water in the human body, whether in the tissues and fats, the blood, or the bones. Body water makes up a significant fraction of the human body by weight, estimated at X% ...
Adjust of course as necessary but I think bringing the lead more in line with the standard is a good idea. -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:31, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rumours?
I think it would be fair to have a section regarding the rumoured numbers, as often mis-cited in media such as movies or TV shows. I've often seen statements like "we're all 90% water" or whatnot used in TV shows. One such example is the Star Trek episode The Omega Glory, in which it's stated that the human body is 96% water, which, according to this article, is pretty far off. I think a lot of people believe these kinds of numbers though. TheHYPO (talk) 19:17, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
