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Conclusions
- Maintenance of body water and electrolytes is
a tightly regulated balance of intakes and out-
puts - Certain conditions such as gastrointestinal pa-
thology, malnutrition, physical exertion, and
environmental stress such as excessive ambi-
ent heat result in unique fluid and electrolyte
losses and requirements- In developing countries, where childhood
malnutrition is often superimposed on diar-
rheal disease states, nutritional repletion in-
cluding zinc supplementation is an additional
therapeutic requirement
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