Question

HI everyone,

I have a question.....

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

Answer 1

The human body contains many salts, of which sodium chloride (AKA common table salt) is the major one, making up around 0.4 per cent of the body's weight at a concentration pretty well equivalent to that in seawater. So a 50kg person would contain around 200g of sodium chloride - around 40 teaspoons.

Answer 2

One of the essential mineral in the human body is salt. If the amount of salt content reduces or increases it will cause many diseases or even leads to death.
The amount of salt in an average adult body is 4.2