Discuss the Need for Water in Maintaining Physical Performance

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Essay

Discuss the need for water in maintaining physical performance. What are the symptoms of dehydration? What are the recommendations for ensuring that the body is well hydrated prior to an athletic event?

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The disparity in what consumers are willing to invest in a good or service compared to what they eventually invest.

Demand Shifts

Occur when external factors lead to a change in the amount of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price, resulting in the demand curve moving rightward or leftward.

New Equilibrium

The point at which market supply and demand balance each other, and, as a result, prices become stable following a disturbance.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good versus what they actually receive, measured above the supply curve.