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- Water – a vital nutrient
Water is essential for the human body to function.
- Blood pressure (low) - hypotension
Low blood pressure is only a problem if it has a negative impact on the body.
- Muscle cramp
A muscle cramp is an uncontrollable and painful spasm of a muscle.
- Exercise - the low-down on hydration
You need to drink enough and regularly to keep hydrated during exercise.
- Heat-related health problems
Heat kills more Australians than any natural disaster. Find out how you can treat and prevent heat-related illness, including heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramp and heat rash.
- Dizziness - orthostatic hypotension
Postural hypotension is the lightheaded feeling you may get if you leap out of bed very quickly.
- Tooth decay
Tooth decay is a diet-related disease, caused by the bacteria in your mouth converting sugar into energy and producing acid as a waste product.
- Dental erosion
Visit your dentist regularly so tooth erosion is detected early, helping prevent further tooth surface loss.
- Diarrhoea
Acute diarrhoea in babies and young children can be life threatening.
- Fainting
Common causes of fainting include heat, pain, distress, the sight of blood, anxiety and hyperventilating.