Question

All of the following are true about chloride EXCEPT: Most chloride in the diet comes from salt added to foods. Most adults consume more than the UL for chloride every day. Chloride is a negative ion found primarily in the extracellular fluid. Increasing chloride intake can help to lower blood pressure.

Answer 1

Answer: Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

The increased use of sodium chloride can be harmful when it comes to blood pressure or hypertension.

A diet rich in sodium chloride constitutes 40% sodium and 60 chloride. The increase in the chloride intake can be fatal for the body if taken in case of hypertension.

Rest of the statements are true about chloride. It is one of the most abundant negatively charged ion found in the extracellular fluid of the body.

It is consumed more than the upper limit and is widely used in most of the foods that we consume daily.