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I wonder if there is a good medical use for this? Leaching things out of one's body is sometimes desired.

• daughart 12y ago
  This water would probably pull relatively concentrated salts below their physiologically safe level (e.g. sodium, potassium, calcium), making it not useful for leeching out toxic stuff which is usually at a very low concentration. In other words, it would be very non-specific.
  • kordless 12y ago
    People with high blood pressure need salts to be leeched out of their system, interestingly enough.
    • daughart 12y ago
      But not salts like calcium and magnesium, which are essential. As far as I know sodium is the only salt that influences blood pressure.
• theandrewbailey 12y ago
  It might cause water retention issues before leaching anything out.