Health App. and Hydration

Since purchasing my iPhone 6 in December, I've been using the Health App quite a bit, and overall am pleased with what it does, or at least seems capable of (I clearly don't use all of the features that it includes).  What I'm writing about today, and what I was most surprised about, is what it doesn't do (or at least doesn't appear to do).
The App has the ability to track so many aspects of what we do every day regarding exercise, food intake, calories burned, How much Vitamin A we have in our diet, etc...  What it doesn't do (or at least doesn't appear to do) is track hydration, how much water we take in.  With Dehydration being such a major issue in our society (Something like 70% of people functioning in a dehydrated state).  And with Medical and Fitness professionals talking constantly about the importance of hydration to our health and well being...  It's surprising to see this very critical element missing from the Health App's capabilities.
There are so many Food Diary Apps, and Fitness apps out there (Lose It for example) that do track this sort of information, It would be great for Health to integrate this info as well to provide users with a complete picture of what is happening in their bodies.
Are there any plans to incorporate this info...?  Would love to see this feature added in an upcoming update...!
Michael A.
Murrieta, CA

Keith,
Thanks for the quick response...  It wasn't clear (since I got here from the Support page) that this wasn't Apple.  Will take your suggestion and see if I can find the appropriate area through the link you provided...

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