Oxygen Intake Per Day for Breathing: Oxygen is most important for our life. We all know that life is not possible without oxygen. We take in oxygen through breath and expel carbon dioxide from the body. Have you ever wondered how much oxygen our body needs in a day? This question sounds easy, but very few people know its answer. Every cell of the body needs oxygen to produce energy. We breathe every moment, yet we do not realize how important this process is for our lives.

On an average, a normal adult person breathes 12 to 20 times per minute. At rest a person inhales about 7 to 8 liters of air per minute. This quantity can reach approximately 10,000 to 11,000 liters of air throughout the day. Air contains about 21% oxygen and if seen from this perspective, the body uses about 500 to 600 liters of pure oxygen every day. This quantity also depends on the person’s age, weight, physical activity and health condition. When we exercise, run or do any heavy work, the body’s need for oxygen increases manifold. Muscles demand more oxygen to produce more energy. This is why our breathing becomes faster during vigorous activity.

Athletes or people who exercise regularly have better lung capacity, due to which they are able to use oxygen better. Oxygen reaches the body and dissolves in the blood from the lungs and spreads throughout the body through hemoglobin. It goes into the cells and helps in the process of converting glucose into energy i.e. cellular respiration. If the body does not get enough oxygen, it can cause fatigue, dizziness, headache and in severe cases even damage to organs. This is why it is very important to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.

The interesting fact is that we can survive for several days without food and a few days without water, but life is possible only for a few minutes without oxygen. Therefore breathing is not just a normal activity but a basic necessity of life. To keep the lungs healthy, it is beneficial to avoid smoking, do regular exercise and do deep breathing exercises. So the next time you take a deep breath, remember that your body is using hundreds of liters of oxygen every day to create energy.

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