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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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Types of plastids
Types of active transport.
Plant Cell Types (Part 2)
Types of white blood cells.
ABO blood types pedigree
Micrographs and drawings of three types of simple epithelia, with examples of their functions and lo