depletes
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Alcohol can lower blood sugar levels, and hitting the bottle on an empty stomach or after a tough workout only depletes those levels further.
Heavy crop production rapidly depletes the soil of potassium, and this depletion is prevented and remedied with agricultural fertilizers containing potassium, accounting for 95% of global potassium chemical production.
Drinking too much depletes magnesium and zinc levels, as well as fatty acids.
This is especially true of non-medical formulations such as whipped-cream chargers (also known as "whippets" or "nangs"), which are not necessarily mixed with oxygen. citation Additionally, nitrous oxide depletes vitamin B12 levels.
In such cases, each turn submitted depletes a pool of credit which must periodically be replenished in order to keep playing.
Over time the stress wears out the nervous system and depletes neurotransmitter supply.