Un mineral y electrolito que actúa junto con el sodio en el equilibrio de líquidos y forma parte del ácido estomacal. La mayor parte del cloruro de la dieta llega junto con el sodio a través de la sal.
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Chloride is a mineral and electrolyte that works with sodium to keep the body's fluid balance and is a part of the stomach acid used in digestion; most dietary chloride comes together with sodium from salt.
Ingesta baja
A dietary chloride shortfall is uncommon on a typical diet; low chloride is more often discussed in relation to prolonged vomiting or heavy sweating.
Ingesta más alta
Because chloride is eaten together with sodium as salt, very high intake is commonly discussed alongside high sodium; the commonly cited upper intake level for adults is 3,600 mg a day.