Research Paper On Electrolytes

Electrolytes are minerals in the body that have an electric charge, they are in the blood, urine and body fluids, by maintaining the right balance of electrolytes helps the body's blood chemistry, muscle action and other processes. Levels of electrolytes in the body can become too low or too high. This is called an imbalance. Vitamins and minerals eg, sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine, phosphate and magnesium are all electrolytes they are found in foods and the fluids.
- Examples of electrolyte imbalance could be when the body becomes dehydrated or overhydrated this is what happens when the amount of water in the body changes, causing dehydration or over hydration some causes include some medicines, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating or kidney
problems. Most problems often occur with levels of sodium, potassium or calcium. (Chrisp & Taylor, 2011)