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

Answer:

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

Answer:

250GRAMS.

Explanation:

The average adult human body contains about 250 grams of salt, which is just over half a pound. If you don't have enough salt, your body suffers an electrolyte imbalance called hyponatremia.

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