On a Typical Day,what Is the Relationship of the Amount

question 7

Multiple Choice

On a typical day,what is the relationship of the amount of sodium ingested to the amount of sodium excreted? 

• A) Intake is higher. 
• B) Excretion is higher. 
• C) Intake and excretion are equal. 
• D) Excretion is unrelated to intake. 
• E) With extreme sodium intake, they are unrelated; with normal sodium intake, ingestion is greater than excretion.

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