2007-01-28 12:48:45 · 6 answers · asked by LaLa 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
A diet that contains sufficient amounts of potassium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.
A decrease in muscular strength is often due to a lack of this mineral in the diet.
Sufficient potassium in your diet helps soothe feelings of anxiety, irritability and stress.
Potassium is the third most abundant mineral in the body and is essential for your good health. Although the apple most often gets the credit for "keeping the doctor away," foods rich in this mineral are responsible for a number of health benefits.
Sufficient amounts in the diet helps keep your muscles strong (including that hard-working muscle, your heart) and helps control blood pressure and the water balance in your cells.
It also helps keep nerve impulses firing in top form, and releases energy from protein, fat and carbohydrates during metabolism.
Sufficient amounts in the diet helps protect you against heart disease, hypoglycemia, diabetes, obesity and kidney disease. It helps keep muscles strong, bowels regular and works to eliminate irritability, confusion and stress. And it may help to lower high blood pressure, as well as protecting against the blood pressure-boosting properties of sodium.
2007-01-28 12:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by jamaica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body needs a carefully balanced level of many electrolytes, including potassium. Potassiam can affect heart muscle and other muscles if there is an imbalance. A good source from food is bananas.
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2007-01-28 23:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lifesnadir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is good for you and your body needs potassium to work properly. But too much can cause you serious health problems.
Check on Wikipedia, it explains everything your never wanted to know about potassium.
2007-01-28 20:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat some banana's they have alot of potassium in them
2007-01-28 20:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU HAVE 2 ELECTROLYTES ( IF THERE WERE NONE YOU WOULD IMMEDIATELY DIE ) IN YOUR BODY----1. SODIUM 2. POTASSIUM----IF YOU NOTICE THERE SEEMS TO BE SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE ) IN EVERYTHING WE EAT.....BUT THE OTHER NECESSARY ELECTRO. CAN BE IN SHORT SUPPLY---BANANAS & OTHER FRUITS & VEGETABLES-HELP TO REPLENISH POT. A SHORTAGE OF POT. IN THE BODY CAUSES YOU TO BE ON EDGE ALL THE TIME ..... A GOOD BALANCE OF BOTH HELPS THE LIVER & MUSCLES REGULATE THE FLOW OF WATER IN THE BODY & IN & OUT OF CELLS....ALSO FARMERS USE-- N - P- K NITROGEN-PHOSPHORUS-POTASH--ANOTHER NAME FOR POTASSIUM IS POTASH (USUALLY POT. CHLORIDE ) ----& OCASSIONALLY TRACE ELEMENTS TO MAKE PLANTS GROW PROFUSELY......
2007-01-28 21:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by Dave F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and No you body needs a certain amount. You can get too much and cause the heart problems.
2007-01-28 20:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sugar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋