In July the joint campaign of “Bachkovo” spring water and the hospitals of the Bulfarma Ltd group focuses on children’s health

Water is of fundamental importance for the health and vitality of every human body. However, because of their greater activity, children become dehydrated much faster than adults, owing to their increased metabolism. A child’s body contains more body water, and the body surface is relatively larger in relation to weight than in adults. For this reason water evaporates through the skin much more easily, which could more readily lead to dehydration if the water losses are not replaced. Children do not always recognise the early stages of thirst, which makes them particularly vulnerable, especially when they play sport or play outdoors in the hottest summer months. According to paediatricians, water is the only liquid that should be drunk in abundance, because it hydrates, has no calories and cannot harm the teeth. Children’s doctors also advise:

• Encourage your child to quench their thirst with water! A growing child must be taught to drink water and to know that it is the best drink. Drinking water should become a natural process that ensures the proper functioning and growth of the child’s body.
• Always choose for your child water with low mineralisation, neutral pH and low fluoride content (below 0.7 ml/l). This amount is sufficient to prevent tooth decay and creates no risk of fluoride building up in the body.
• Offer your child water throughout the day, not only when they ask for it, especially on hot summer days.
• Set a personal example by trying to drink more water yourself. Parents are the ones on whom the building of this healthy habit depends.

Precisely because eating and drinking habits begin to form in childhood, this month the joint campaign of “Bachkovo” spring water and the hospitals of the Bulfarma Ltd group focuses on children’s health. All young patients in the paediatric wards will receive a fun educational colouring sheet that teaches children in an engaging way about proper nutrition and hydration.

The campaign of the healthcare facilities of the Bulfarma Ltd group and “Bachkovo” spring water is being held for the second year running. The social campaign includes Sofiamed University Hospital, Pulmed University Hospital, Burgasmed Hospital, the Zdrave Medical Centre in Pazardzhik, Zdrave Hospital in Velingrad and Prof. D. Ranev Hospital in Peshtera. In June, July and August all the hospitals receive as a donation a total of 30 thousand 1.5-litre bottles of spring water for their patients.