2023-05-25 08:18:46
Moments later, the young man urinated four liters of salt water to restore the salt level in his blood.
Too much salt in the blood causes the condition hypernatremia, which can be life-threatening because the salt draws water from your tissues and organs. Hypernatremia can lead to both water in the lungs and cerebral hemorrhages. When water disappears from the brain, it shrinks, making blood vessels more likely to burst.
Muscles depend on salt
However, we do need salt. The sodium in salt is necessary for the body, partly because it helps nerves and muscles function.
The recommended daily dose of salt for an adult is about 5 grams, which contains about two grams of sodium. If you eat one tablespoon of soy sauce, you have already used up a third of the quota.
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