Unit 6 focused on digestion, nutrition, renal function, and acid-base balance. Much information was presented on all topics, and each topic's importance must be balanced. We often do not consider how

Unit 6 focused on digestion, nutrition, renal function, and acid-base balance. Much information was presented on all topics, and each topic's importance must be balanced. We often do not consider how our food and drink consumption impacts our kidney function and urinary output. When one consumes a great deal of water, they will have increased urinary output as the body will maintain a balance of water within the body and will increase the output of diluted urine to maintain homeostasis.

Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response. 

Respond to each of the following questions and make sure to include a description of digestion and renal systems functions in your response:

• What are two ways your diet has hurt digestion, renal function, and/or an acid-base balance? This could be you or someone you know.
• Discuss at least one chemical, cellular, or organ-based connection of your issues to the food or drink consumed.
• How can these negative responses be controlled, addressed, or resolved?
• What is a possible long-term effect if these responses are ignored in this system or another system?

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