The fact that water constitutes about 60% of body weight in men and about 50% in women ample proof of its importance to human life. Since the fat or adipose tissue contains little amount of water, the total percentage of water in the obese individual is less than that introduced the non-obese. Relationship between total body weight of water and fat-free body weight, lean body weight is known, is fairly constant: in an adult the total weight of water represents about 72% of lean body mass.
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