Chlorine is particularly abundant in gastric juices, in particular in hydrochloric acid, which plays an essential role in protein digestion and defense against germs introduced with food.
In the "organism, as well as in food, chlorine is present above all as sodium chloride (normal table salt) and potassium. Absorption occurs in the first part of the small intestine, through an exchange with bicarbonates; l" elimination occurs mainly via the urinary and fecal routes, but also through sweat.
Once absorbed, it intervenes in the regulation of the acid-base balance, osmotic pressure and water balance (it regulates the distribution of liquids inside and outside the cells and with it the volume, ie the volume of blood present in the " body); it also facilitates the transport of carbon dioxide by red blood cells.
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Seasoned foods, cheeses, cured meats, water and salty baked goods are particularly rich in it.
(due to the massive elimination of gastric juices), diarrhea (due to inadequate intestinal exchange with bicarbonates) or excessive sweating.A chronic overdose of chlorine, since it is accompanied by an excessive intake of sodium, favors the onset of hypertension.
