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Fluid Loss

Fluid loss occurs when the body loses water or any essential fluid, usually because of compromised body mechanisms due to illness or abnormalities. Ideally, the amount of water taken into the body should equal the amount of water lost through natural processes, such as sweating, urination, and defecation. If that is not the case, a fluid imbalance occurs, which alters many functions. Fluid loss causes undesirable symptoms, such as mild headache, fatigue, and illness. At worst, fluid loss will result in death due to the effects of dehydration. Therefore, increased fluid intake is advised. Fluids can be replaced via eating, drinking, and (for infants) breastfeeding. In cases of excessive fluid loss, oral rehydration processes can raise fluid levels.

July 14, 2018April 13, 2020

Research Findings

Why Children Like Salty Foods

Salt intake has been widely studied in animals. It is not known if similar mechanisms could occur in humans, but in animals, long-term increases in salt preference are caused by sodium depletion, pregnancy, and lactation. Increased salt preference in animals also occurs after perinatal loss of minerals and fluids. Animal

Why Children Like Salty Foods Salt Preference in Adolescence Is Predicted by Common Prenatal and Infantile Mineralofluid Loss

July 14, 2018April 13, 2020

Research Findings

Salt intake has been widely studied in animals. It is not known if similar mechanisms could occur in humans, but in animals, long-term increases in salt preference are caused by sodium depletion,