What is it about?
Most populations around the world consume less than the recommended levels of potassium. Long-term low potassium intake could lead to decreased plasma potassium levels and induce hypokalemia. The increasing of plasma potassium levels 0,2-0,4 mmol/L by improving potassium intake decreased significantly blood pressure (BP). We analyzed plasma potassium levels and to evaluate the effect of tender coconut water (TCW) as a high potassium drink on plasma potassium levels in prehypertension adults
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Why is it important?
Our finding shows that the low levels of potassium plasma in healthy women may be caused by low potassium intake for long-time and intervention with TCW 300 ml twice daily for 14 consecutive days has not proven yet to increase plasma potassium levels. It is necessary to give higher dose and longer time to increase potassium plasma in low potassium plasma level subjects
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It is important to fulfill the requirement of potassium intake since deficiency in long-time can induce hypokalemia
Farapti Farapti
Universitas Airlangga
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This page is a summary of: Plasma Potassium Levels in Healthy Prehypertension Subjects and the Role of A High Potassium Drink, Current Hypertension Reviews, June 2017, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1573402113666170224112334.
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