As people age they often lose their ability to “feel” thirst. That's a problem, particularly during heatwaves.
, in their 70s, 80s and 90s, many of whom lived alone. Gary Egan, a scientist previously affiliated with Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute, wanted to figure out why some people with access to water could possibly die of dehydration., a collaboration with the Research Imaging Center at the University of Texas, suggests that people over the age of 65 actually underestimate how thirsty they are. That’s because, at a certain age, humans lose the sensations that ‘tell them' to hydrate.
The lack of internal motivation to hydrate is exacerbated by two additional factors: To begin with, older adults
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