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One of the essential minerals in the human body is salt. How much salt (NaCl) is in the average adult human body?

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The human body contains many salts, of which sodium chloride NaCl is the major one, making up around 0.4 per cent of the body's weight. So a 50kg person would contain around 200g of sodium chloride - around 40 teaspoons. Since we lose salt whenever we sweat, it has to be continually replaced.

Answer: 0.4% of body weight.

//Not sure, but hope it helps.

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