ESS 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Water Intoxication, Extracellular Fluid, Nutrient
13 Oct 2018
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Chapter 13-14: major minerals and vitamins: water is an essential nutrient central to all body functions, functions. Sodium: potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus sulfur, copper. Fluoride: minerals compose about 4% of our body weight. Sodium is the primary electrolyte in extracellular fluid: functions, regulating fluid balance, regulating blood pressure, transmitting nerve impulses, contracting muscles, helping nutrient transport. Intake: ai is 1500 mg per day (a little more than a half a teaspoon, sources, processed foods are surprisingly high in sodium. Salt helps preserves shelf food and adds to taste and reduced potassium. Fresh fruits and veggies: deficiency, cause: hyponatremia, toxicity, acute: edema and high blood pressure (29% of americans, heart disease, kidney failure, osteoporosis. Increase fruit and veggie consumption: hypertension, deficiency symptoms. Salt sensitivity: kidney stones, bone turnover, muscle weakness, glucose intolerance. Fibers in certain plants and supplements: high amounts of dietary protein, vitamin c and d deficiency, high phosphorous, caffeine and drugs.
