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Stardancer - 30 Jul 2006 02:46 GMT

Howdy;

I apologize if this information has been presented before.

Potassium "pills" are basically useless because of the low amount
(government regulated) and absorbtion rate.

What I have found to be the best sources of Potassium are V8 Juice (low
sodium) and "No-Salt" (various brand names); a 8 oz glass on juice and 1/2
teaspoon of no salt will nearly give you the RDA of potassium on a daily
basis. Combined with foods you should have no problem maintaining a
2,000-3,000 daily mpg. If you are also taking blood pressure medication
that includes a diuretic Potassium is even more critical.

I am not a scientist or nutritionist - just someone who has done some
experimenting.

Flame if you desire but - please - mke it a valid rebuttal.

Bon Chance

Dan

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Robert Miles - 30 Jul 2006 16:10 GMT

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> Dan

I've found that some of the other salt substitutes - particularly
those with calcium glutamate added - taste better to me and are
still rich in potassium.

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W.M.McKee - 30 Jul 2006 18:37 GMT

>I've found that some of the other salt substitutes - particularly
>those with calcium glutamate added - taste better to me and are
>still rich in potassium.

For starters, one place to look for natural sources of potassium would
be the USDA publication entitled "Nutritive Value of Foods"

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/HG72/hg72_2002.pdf

Here is another link to a fairly useful chart....

http://www.hoptechno.com/bookfoodsourceK.htm

Finally, I would suggest this page from Medline Plus, of the National
Library of Medicine... Lots of useful info about sources of potassium
here... for free.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002413.htm

Will, T2

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Claude - 31 Jul 2006 01:49 GMT

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> Orange juice, avocados, celery, parsnips and turnips, and I thought bananas

are high in potassium.

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W.M.McKee - 31 Jul 2006 02:00 GMT

>> Orange juice, avocados, celery, parsnips and turnips, and I thought bananas
>are high in potassium.

The problem is, Claude, most T2 diabetics cannot safely eat things
like bananas and parsnips, as they tend to spike our BG... at least
that seems to be true for most of us. If you read the thread from
yesterday, OJ also tends to spike BG, although some advocate its use
for combatting hypos....

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems... Not even dying or paying
taxes.

Will, T2

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Claude - 31 Jul 2006 01:51 GMT

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Yes, bananas are high in potassium. See this chart:
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/potassium-foods.htm

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Wes Groleau - 31 Jul 2006 02:28 GMT

> basis. Combined with foods you should have no problem maintaining a
> 2,000-3,000 daily mpg. If you are also taking blood pressure medication
> that includes a diuretic Potassium is even more critical.

Miles per gallon? :-) If you need two or three grams per day,
shouldn't you have a prescription?

> Flame if you desire but - please - mke it a valid rebuttal.

A flame is almost never a valid rebuttal.

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