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Potassium
Potassium is part of the group of the minerals. It is an important regulator substance and crowd element. Potassium is mainly in the inside of the cells. The most important functions of the potassium are the control of water and electrolyte metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, the regulation of blood pressure and heartbeat and provides the excitability of muscle and nerve cells. The body usually contains, but by sufficing potassium vomiting or long continuous diarrhea illnesses it can come to deficiency. Potassium deficiency can cause and even lead to paralyses lack of appetite, nausea, disturbed cardiac activity, muscle weakness. It happens primarily coffee and tea in vegetable foods like fruit (dry fruit, bananas), potatoes, vegetables, herbs, whole grain products, nuts, mushrooms.
The minimum need is age independently about 2000 mg.
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