Nutrients in salt

Answer 1

Salt provides the muscle cells with the ability to contract themselves. Salt is also known to help carry signals from nerves called axons. Basically it helps move muscles and carries nerve impulses.

Answer 2

Salt is an essential nutrient. This is a technical descriptor, not marketing hype. An essential nutrient is one required for life that the body cannot produce itself and which is required for good health. For humans, salt is as essential as water. We can perish from too little salt as we can of thirst. The human body contains about eight ounces of salt. The amount of salt is regulated in our bodies by our kidneys and by perspiration.

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I consider that is not correct to accept sodium chloride as a true nutrient; of course it is very useful (for humans a recommended daily intake is 2-5 g) and sodium is indispensable, but to call NaCl a nutrient is too much.

Answer 3

it is considered on four macronutrients fat, carbonhydrates, protien, and water.

Answer 4

Salt is not a nutrient; but sodium, in a given amount (max. daily intake of 5 g NaCl), is indispensable for the organisms.

Answer 5

wish i knew... please find the answer!

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Salt is not a nutrient; but sodium, in a given amount, is indispensable for the organisms.

Answer 6

Yes salt has Sodium Chloride in it