A model of human water balance

The development of the Model of Human Water Balance was prompted by researc h into dehydration in UK industry. It incorporates basic physiological prin ciples, recent and current experimental work on the outcomes of fluid balan ce and heal stress studies, discussion of specific scenarios experienced by people who work in the heal, and finally compartment analysis, where more detail of body water compartments is required. The assimilation of theory a nd empirical data permits the model to be used as a learning tool and as an aid in practical situations where dehydration is a likely outcome. (C) 200 0 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.