artemis
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The study was done on teenage girls, but it supports Ray's ideas about these minerals. Maybe they'll do similar studies on adults soon?
http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article ... id=2272973
The take-away: "A diet high in potassium appears to protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood, while a low-salt diet had no effect...What we need to focus on is increasing potassium intake, rather than restricting sodium intake."
http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article ... id=2272973
The take-away: "A diet high in potassium appears to protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood, while a low-salt diet had no effect...What we need to focus on is increasing potassium intake, rather than restricting sodium intake."
