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Re: Salt?
10/12/06 12:38 PM

Syl

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Not sure this makes sense. The major acid in the stomach's digestive juices is hydrochloric acid (HCl) which dissociates into H+ and Cl-. Stomach acid has a ph of about 1.0 which is quite high acidity. The acid is then neutralized in the duodenum by sodium carbonate from the pancreas.

The small amount of Cl- that is added to the stomach acid from salt will not have much effect on the amount of anions it contains.

On the other hand the sodium cations (Na+) are transported across intestinal wall into the blood stream and the excess Na+ is disposed of by the kidneys which requires water. This is why you experience water retention when you consume too much salt.

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10/12/06 09:03 AM

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10/13/06 07:33 AM

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