Salt can be found in every cell in our bodies. In an adult human there is a total of about 250 grammes (a cupful). Is it any wonder our tears and sweat are salty.
So that our bodies can function properly, salt is essential.
Exercise, in hot weather etc, we sweat and this depletes the body of salt, which must then be replaced. Most crucially, salt helps keep the balance of our bodily fluids, that carry nutrients and oxygen around our bodies.
When I was nursing, we nurses cried many salty tears when patients would not drink enough water. Working out the ‘Fluid Balance’ was difficult enough without some stroppy patient refusing to cooperate.
Fluid balance is measuring the amount of urine a patient passes in 24 hours and the amount of liquid the patient drinks. Ideally both figures should be about the same.
If the patient drinks too much and doesn’t pass enough urine, the result could mean damage to the kidneys. Or if the other way round, the patient doesn’t drink enough, the body will store the excess salt and may cause water to gather around the heart, and this is bad news for the heart. This water swelling is called Oedema.
Salt can be found in every cell in our bodies. In an adult human there is a total of about 250 grammes (a cupful). Is it any wonder our tears and sweat are salty.So that our bodies can function properly, salt is essential.Exercise, in hot weather etc, we sweat and this depletes the body of salt, which must then be replaced. Most crucially, salt helps keep the balance of our bodily fluids, that carry nutrients and oxygen around our bodies.When I was nursing, we nurses cried many salty tears when patients would not drink enough water. Working out the ‘Fluid Balance’ was difficult enough without some stroppy patient refusing to cooperate.Fluid balance is measuring the amount of urine a patient passes in 24 hours and the amount of liquid the patient drinks. Ideally both figures should be about the same.If the patient drinks too much and doesn’t pass enough urine, the result could mean damage to the kidneys. Or if the other way round, the patient doesn’t drink enough, the body will store the excess salt and may cause water to gather around the heart, and this is bad news for the heart. This water swelling is called Oedema.
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