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Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.