Nutrition & You (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780321910400
Author: Joan Salge Blake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 3TF
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To examine: Whether the statement “Most of your dietary sodium comes from the salt that you shake on your foods” is true or false.
Introduction: Sodium is an electrolyte present in the body that plays an important role in balancing the fluid between the blood and cells. 90 percent of the sodium consumed by the body is in the form of sodium chloride, which is commonly known as table salt.
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