FN - Foods & Nutrition FN 30300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Antidiuretic, Weight Loss, Vomiting
28 Mar 2017
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Most abundant substance in body average adult is 60% water. You can live a few days without water but few weeks without food. Interstitial fluids space outside cell which is area of exchange between cells and blood. Water balance is the amount of fluids taken in equals the amount you lose daily. Water is not only water but any liquids such as milk, juice, soft drinks, etc. Metabolism also produces a small amount of water. Medical definition is anything that is liquid at room temperature, e. g. jello, ice cream, ice. Insensible water loss water lost through respiration and evaporation via lungs and skin. Dehydration - losing too much water or not taking in enough water. Movement of water across cell membrane to balance sodium and other particle levels in blood. Hormone that decrease water loss from kidneys. Drinking too much water will dilute sodium levels in your body or hyponatremia.
