NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Salt, Kidney Stone Disease, Tap Water
10 Oct 2017
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Can survive only a few days without water. Water intake is greater than water loss. 20 needed by the body in small amounts. Maintains tructure and regulate chemical reactions and body processes. Electrolyte : a positively or negatively charged ion that conducts an electrical current in solution. Fluid balance maintenance, nerve impulse conduction, cellular signaling. Also transports substances such as amino acids across cell membranes. Sodium level is maintained by the kidneys reducing or increasing sodium. Smaller amounts lost in stool and sweat excretion as needed. Amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. Aids in bone health - helps increase bone density. Reduces kidney stones by helping to excrete citrate. Maximum bone density attained life, usually in young adulthood. Damages arteries leading to brain and kidneys increasing risk of. Reduce weight, increase physical activity, eat a balanced. 99& in bones and teeth in the body. Most found with calcium in bones and teeth.
