How Do the Electrolytes of Sodium, Potassium & Chloride Function in the Body Compared to Water?
Keeping two-thirds of body fluids inside the cells and one-third outside the cells is vital to life, according to Eleanor Whitney and Sharon Rolfes in “Understanding Nutrition.” Too much water entering the cells would rupture them. Too much water leaving the cells would cause them to collapse. Cells control the movement of water by directing the movement of the major minerals, including sodium, potassium and chloride.
