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Summary: Chlorine is a chemical that is used as a disinfectant in water, and chloride is an ion from chlorine, which is found in the salt of our body and used in our metabolism. Discover the health advantages and disadvantages of chlorine and chloride in this free video from a licensed dietitian on general nutrition.
Christine E. Marquette is a registered and licensed dietitian with the Austin Regional Clinic in Austin, Texas. She conducts nutrition therapy for ages two and up for all dietary needs.read more
"My name is Christine Marquette and I'm registered dietician with the Austin Regional Clinic and I'm going to talk to you about how we use chlorine. Chlorine is actually a chemical element found in nature. It's most commonly used as a disinfectant for water purification. It's also used in household bleach, typically used as well in disinfecting swimming pools, public drinking supplies, those type of things. Chloride ion is the actual form of chlorine that we use in our bodies, in the human body. Chloride is actually found in salt and in our bodies it's used for our metabolism. It's also used to help regulate our acid and base balance. So it's very important in the human body but again, that's as chloride not chlorine, o.k. In the body, usually blood tests will be taken if there are any suspected problems with your electrolytes. Say for example you were experiencing a lot of vomiting or diarrhea, dehydration something like that, your doctor may do a check to make sure that you still have adequate levels of chloride in your blood. Another reason to check it is if your doctor suspects some problems with your metabolism. Because again, chloride plays a role in your metabolic pathways. If there is a problem with your chloride levels it could be an indicator that you may have kidney disease or some other metabolic problem and your doctor is going to be checking your levels for that reason. So that's actually some of the ways that we use both chlorine and chloride."
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