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	Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University
		Potassium is the principal positively charged ion (cation) in the fluid inside of cells, while sodium is the principal cation in the fluid outside of cells.
		Potassium supplements are available as a number of different salts, including potassium chloride, citrate, gluconate, bicarbonate, aspartate and orotate (29).
		Fruits and vegetables are among the richest sources of dietary potassium, and a large body of evidence supports the association of increased fruit and vegetable intakes with reduced risk of chronic disease (31, 32).
	lpi.oregonstate.edu /infocenter/minerals/potassium (2412 words)

	Potassium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Potassium is the chemical element in the periodic table.
		Potassium salts such as carnallite, langbeinite, polyhalite, and sylvite are found in ancient lake and sea beds.
		Potassium is an essential mineral micronutrient in human nutrition; it assists in muscle contraction and in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in body cells.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Potassium (1188 words)

	Potassium carbonate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Potassium carbonate is a white salt, soluble in water (insoluble in alcohol), which forms a strongly alkaline solution.
		Potassium carbonate was first identified in 1742 by Antonio Campanella and is the primary component of potash and the more refined pearlash or salts of tartar.
		The resulting potassium hydroxide is then carbonated using carbon dioxide to form potassium carbonate, which is often used to produce other potassium compounds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Potassium_carbonate (272 words)

	Potassium Information on Healthline
		Potassium is one of the electrolytes essential to the smooth running of the human body; in fact just about all bodily functions depend on it to some extent.
		Potassium is distributed to the cells by a process of passive diffusion and is regulated by an enzyme called adenosinetriphosphatase together with the level of sodium concentration inside the cell.
		Potassium is thought to be therapeutically useful in many ways, including assisting in the treatment of alcoholism, acne, alleviating allergies, promoting the healing of burns, and preventing high blood pressure.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/potassium (1171 words)

	POTASSIUM
		Potassium must be present in the blood in roughly a 2:1 ratio to sodium, since their jobs are related and linked.
		Potassium is also essential for the manufacture of growth protein and repair of damage to lean body mass caused by low-protein, low-fat dieting.
		The proper level of potassium inside body cells, that is, blood cells and muscles, keeps sodium outside the cells where it belongs, in the interstitial fluids such as blood serum and plasma.
	www.opinions3.com /potassium.htm (857 words)

	POTASSIUM
		Potassium (K) in the form of K+ is the most essential cation (a positively charged ion) of the cells.
		However, the blood level of potassium (which is sensitive to diet) is not indicative of total body potassium which is an index of cell mass and muscle.
		Total body potassium is depleted with age, a phenomenon associated with sarcopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with age).
	www.tjclarkminerals.com /minerals/potassium.htm (483 words)

	Potassium (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Potassium is an essential constituent for plant growth and is found in most soils.
		Potassium is never found free in nature, but is obtained by electrolysis of the hydroxide, much in the same manner as prepared by Davy.
		Ordinary potassium is composed of three isotopes, one of which is 40K (0.0118%), a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 1.28 x 10^9 years.
	www.scescape.net /~woods/elements/potassium.html (364 words)

	ENIVA: Potassium (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Potassium produces healthy electrical activity in the heart and rapid transmission of nerve impulses throughout the body.* Heartbeat irregularities are commonly considered a classic sign of potassium deficiency.* Potassium plays a vital role in nerve function and cellular integrity by regulating the transfer of nutrients into the cell.*
		Potassium aids in good muscle tone, correct positioning of vital organs, and a strong heart.* If potassium is depleted, it is likely that albumin, sugar, gelatinous substances, sodium, and chlorine are also in short supply or not fully assimilated.
		Potassium also supports the adrenal glands.* These glands are often severely impaired from a protracted period of functioning in a continual state of stress response.
	www.eniva.com /products/mfl_potassium.html (774 words)

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		Potassium, as are all minerals, is extremely stable and cannot change into another element except through a nuclear reaction brought on by a tremendous amount of energy.
		Potassium is the main cation (positive ion) of the cells and its concentration in the intracellular fluid (within the cells) is greater than in the extracellular fluid (outside the cells).
		Absorption of potassium is easily obtained by the body from potassium salts dissolved in stomach and intestinal fluids and rapidly pass through the stomach and intestinal walls and into the blood stream.
	www.nutritionfarm.com /FOCUS/FOCUS/Minerals/potassium.htm (1269 words)

	Potassium
		Potassium is one of the big 8 elements in the Earth's crust, being the seventh most abundant element at about 2.6% by weight.
		The principal use of potassium is as a fertilizer.
		Potassium sulfate and other salts of potassium are used to replace the soil potassium if it becomes depleted.
	hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu /hbase/pertab/k.html (178 words)

	Greenwood Health Systems ... Potassium
		A potassium deficiency is characterized by muscle weakness, fatigue, mental confusion, irritability, weakness, heart disturbances, and problems in nerve conduction and muscle contraction.
		However, dietary potassium deficiency is less common than deficiency caused by excessive fluid loss (sweating, diarrhea or urination) or the use of diuretics, laxatives, aspirin, and other drugs.
		In addition to functioning as an electrolyte, potassium is essential for conversion of blood sugar into glycogen, the storage form of blood sugar in the muscles and liver.
	greenwoodhealth.net /np/potassium.htm (365 words)

	Potassium (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Potassium, K, is an Alkali Metal element, found in Group Ia of the periodic table.
		Potassium metal was first isolated by Sir Humphery Davy in 1807AD by the electrolysis of fused potassium hydroxide.
		Potassium is detected in its compounds by the characteristic lilac colouration which it imparts to flames when burned and by spectroscopic methods.
	www.ucc.ie /ucc/depts/chem/dolchem/html/elem/elem019.html (268 words)

	Potassium Information from Drugs.com
		Potassium is a mineral that is found naturally in foods and is necessary for many normal functions of the body, especially beating of the heart.
		Potassium chloride is used to prevent or to treat a potassium deficiency.
		Potassium chloride is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether potassium chloride will be harmful to an unborn baby.
	www.drugs.com /potassium.html (1357 words)

	Potassium
		Potassium is a metallic element with atomic number 19 and an average atomic weight of 39.09 daltons.
		Potassium depletion typically occurs as a consequence of prolonged use of oral diuretics, from severe diarrhea and from primary or secondary hyperaldosteronism, diabetic ketoacidosis or in those on long-term total parenteral nutrition who have received inadequate potassium.
		Potassium chloride, in the form of potassium-rich foods or potassium chloride supplements, is used in the management of potassium-deficiency associated with metabolic alkalosis.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/pot_0208.shtml (2029 words)

	Potassium
		Potassium depletion and salt-sensitive hypertension in Dahl rats: effect on calcium, magnesium, and phosphate excretions.
		Effect of nebulized albuterol on serum potassium and cardiac rhythm in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
		Limb vascular responses to magnesium (Mg2+) and potassium (K+) ions were studied in 19 young patients with borderline hypertension (BHT) and compared with those of 22 age-matched normotensive subjects (NT) by measuring the forearm blood flow response to intra-arterial infusion of magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride using venous occlusion plethysmography.
	www.lef.org /prod_hp/abstracts/potassiumabs.html (9516 words)

	Potassium
		Normal healthy kidneys are not effective at conserving potassium and are thus unable to prevent a deficiency when dietary levels of it are low.
		And the imbalance of high sodium and chloride in relation to potassium is believed to be a major factor in several serious chronic ailments.
		Potassium Aspartate is formed by bonding the mineral Potassium to Aspartic Acid, a natural amino acid.
	www.birrs.net /katsherbs/Potassium.asp (809 words)

	Potassium Chronicles
		In later stages potassium in the diet may be used under the close supervision of a knowledgeable, nutritionally oriented physician.
		More information about potassium and hypertension can be found in The High Blood Pressure Solution by Richard D. Moore, M.D., Ph.D. and for general potassium information Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Potassium by Betty Kamen, Ph.D. Potassium is one of the most important elements in our diets.
		When you count potassium and learn to eat high potassium foods (not supplements) you'll be getting lots of other healthy nutrients (and without having to count them).
	www.krispin.com /potassm.html (1257 words)

	Potassium
		The most important use of potassium is to treat the symptoms of hypokalemia, which include weakness, lack of energy, muscle cramps, stomach disturbances, an irregular heartbeat, and an abnormal EKG (electrocardiogram, a test that measures heart function).
		Enhancing dietary intake of potassium through foods such as fish, fruits, and vegetables may, therefore, prove to be of value for preventing or treating asthma.
		Potassium, magnesium, and fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with greater bone mineral density in elderly men and women.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsSupplements/Potassiumcs.html (1917 words)

	Potassium
		Potassium, sodium, and lithium are alkaline minerals which are involved in the cellular pumps which regulate the transport of water and nutrients through the cell walls.
		The result is that potassium entry (the sum of active and passive influx) exceeds potassium efflux; this causes a large shift of extracellular potassium into muscle until the Na-K pump turns off, leading to depolarization and paralysis.
		Potassium supplements must be used to replenish a potassium deficiency because the acid-base balance that is usually messed up in a potassium deficiency must also be corrected in order for the body to retain the potassium.
	www.ithyroid.com /potassium.htm (6164 words)

	Potassium
		Foods that contain small amounts of potassium but are not considered good sources can contribute significant amounts of potassium to an individual's diet if these foods are eaten often or in large amounts.
		Potassium, a mineral, assists in muscle contraction and in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in body cells.
		According to recent USDA surveys, the average intake of potassium by women and men 19 to 50 years of age was above the minimum requirements estimated by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
	www.hoptechno.com /book29p.htm (591 words)

	N101 \| Potassium (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Potassium is an essential mineral needed to regulate water balance, levels of acidity, blood pressure, and neuromuscular function.
		People with low blood levels of potassium who are undergoing heart surgery are at an increased risk of developing heart arrhythmias and an increased need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
		The best way to obtain extra potassium is to eat several pieces of fruit per day, as well as liberal amounts of vegetables.
	www.n101.com /Static/HNs/Supp/Potassium.htm (751 words)

	Potassium
		Potassium is an element (and an electrolyte) that's essential for the body's growth and maintenance.
		Potassium also plays an essential role in the response of nerves to stimulation and in the contraction of muscles.
		A potassium deficiency due to increased urinary loss often occurs when medication for certain heart diseases is used to prevent sodium and water retention.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4680 (207 words)

	Potassium: Minerals and Electrolytes: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Potassium is necessary for the normal functioning of cells, nerves, and muscles.
		Potassium balance is achieved by matching the amount of potassium taken in with the amount lost.
		Potassium is taken in through food and electrolyte-containing drinks and lost primarily in urine, although some potassium is also lost through the digestive tract and in sweat.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec12/ch155/ch155i.html (961 words)

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