Quelle place pour les boissons aux différents âges de la vie ?

Water is essential for life and human body has no stock of water. Constant fluid intakes are essential to maintain a good level of hydration particularly for the eldest population whose physiological control system associated with thirst is altered. 1.5 liter is a landmark to be adjusted in each individual situation. Nutrition has biological, hedonic and social function. Therefore, even if water is the unique essential drink, it cannot achieve all the goals and usually need to be completed by other cold or hot beverages except alcohol. Children who are predisposed to obesity, subjects who want to control their weight or diabetics should limit all sweetened drinks (sodas and juices). Drink with intense sweeteners can be an alternative.