Your blood makes up 7 to 8% of your total body weight, with men averaging 10 – 12 pints in their body at any one time and women 8 – 9 pints.
Blood contains white and red cells, with 700 times more red cells present than white.
Your body creates around 2.4 million red blood cells EVERY SECOND, meaning that at any one time, a healthy adult has around 35 trillion of these little cells floating around inside them.
Each red blood cell lasts around 120 days, meaning that with so many of them required to keep you healthy it’s little surprise that the body has to work hard at keeping supply up.
Your body creates around 2.4 million red blood cells EVERY SECOND, meaning that at any one time, a healthy adult has around 35 trillion of these little cells floating around inside them.