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About how much of a person's body weight is lost by the time they feel thirsty?

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When you lose body fluid equivalent to just 2% of your body weight, you feel thirsty and your body's ability to perform starts to fall. When you lose 3%, you get very thirsty, and experience symptoms such as feeling faint and suffering a loss of appetite.

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