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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?

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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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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No! If it was 12% a 150 pound person would be about 18 pounds of salt!

~0.4%
The average 150lb person would contain ~280 g of NaCl.
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