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What do salt do for the body?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Sodium is indispensable for life because it is important for:

- regulation of blood pressure, pH, blood volume, osmotic pressure

- transmission of nervous impulse

- correct neurons function

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