Water is an essential nutrient and the body's most abundant component, vital for temperature regulation, nutrient transport, digestion, waste removal and the function of every cell. Adequate hydration supports physical and cognitive performance, and water quality and safety are central to public health, since contam…
Water is an essential nutrient and the body's most abundant component, vital for temperature regulation, nutrient transport, digestion, waste removal and the function of every cell. Adequate hydration supports physical and cognitive performance, and water quality and safety are central to public health, since contaminated supplies can transmit disease and affect nutritional status. In nutrition science, water is studied both as a dietary requirement and in relation to the safety, sourcing and quality of drinking water. Reflecting the nutrition and public-health focus of this journal and its companion titles, related research spans these dimensions. Work includes a report on the relationship between water, energy and food, a study using doubly labelled water to evaluate total daily energy expenditure in adolescents, and an analysis of how environmental sanitation and hygienic practices affect nutritional status. Further studies assess drinking-water quality from public, household and borehole sources and the impact of land use on water resources. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to water, hydration and water quality, and their role in nutrition, health and well-being.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 189 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Water, linking to each citing work.