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As sea water also has salt in it, when humans drink it they become dehydrated much faster than they would have if they had drunk nothing at all. As the salt in a solution increases, when it is consumed, the body mass of the human decreases which means that they lose body fluid. Therefore, sea water causes the human body to dehydrate.

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