Dietary Minerals And Electrolytes
That is water coming from food as well as beverages.
Dietary minerals and electrolytes. However even though there was a good relationship between growth and dietary electrolyte balance there were specific cation effects na and k independent of electrolyte balance. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help the body maintain optimal function. An electrolyte imbalance may occur for a wide range of reasons and is often linked to dehydration or. The food and nutrition board of the institute of medicine iom has set the adequate intake ai for water for adult males at 3 7 liters 15 6 cups and at 2 7 liters 11 cups for adult females.
Electrolyte is the umbrella term for particles that carry a positive or negative electric charge in nutrition the term refers to essential minerals found in your blood sweat and urine.