 Older people, hello, in particular, find it easier and more enjoyable to get some of their fluids through fruit. According to Amy Ellis, a dietician and associate professor of nutrition at the University of Alabama, and you feel better when you wake up and you eat right, they tend to feel less thirsty and therefore drink less. One of the reasons they're at a higher risk for dehydration and heat-related illness during heat wave, a day doesn't go by that I don't try to eat a whole bunch of fruit. You know what I mean? I do. You know, I like apples.