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Body Healthy Adult Percent Total Weight Delivered Fluid

Front In a healthy adult, what percent of total body weight is delivered as fluid daily to the gastrointestinal tract?
Back About 7% of this is delivered. If significant vomiting or diarrhea occurs for more than 2 or 3 days, the person will lose a substantial portion of body composition and become severely ill.

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