On a typical day, what is the relationship of the amount of sodium ingested to the amount of sodium excreted?

a. Intake is higher.
b. Excretion is higher.
c. Intake and excretion are equal.
d. Excretion is unrelated to intake.
e. With extreme sodium intake, they are unrelated; with normal sodium intake, ingestion is greater than excretion.


Answer: C

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