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chloride in the diet |
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- Chloride is a mineral. Chloride, along with sodium and potassium, are known as the electrolyte minerals. They are in all body fluids and help regulate fluids in and out of the body's cells. Chloride, along with sodium, is found concentrated in the fluid outside of cells. |
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diet for kidney disease |
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- A diet for kidney disease helps makes up for what the kidneys cannot do because they are not working properly. This diet may limit: protein, a nutrient containing nitrogen fluid sodium, a part of salt potassium, a nutrient important for muscle functioning phosphorous, a mineralHow does the nutrient affect the body? |
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sodium |
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- Sodium is an electrolyte mineral. It helps maintain a fluid and acid-base balance in the body. |
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