Word: potassium
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...know best. Certain health benefits have long been attributed to the king of breakfast juices: It's rich in vitamin C and certain antioxidants. And Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration granted juide giant Tropicana the right to put a new assertion on its packaging: Thanks to its rich potassium content, orange juice may help your heart, and lower the risk of high blood pressure and stroke...
...Potassium, which is also found in bananas, has been found to be helpful in lowering blood pressure, in part because of its ability to maintain normal heart rhythm, water balance and muscle contractions in the body. Doctors estimate that more than 80 percent of Americans don't get their daily recommendation of 400 milligrams of potassium - a problem easily solved by drinking one 450-milligram glass of o.j. every...
Late one night, Altom swallowed a lethal amount of potassium cyanide, after frustrating months spent failing to get a complicated chemical reaction to work...
...Potassium, which is also found in bananas, has been found to be helpful in lowering blood pressure, in part because of its ability to maintain normal heart rhythm, water balance and muscle contractions in the body. Doctors estimate that more than 80 percent of Americans don't get their daily recommendation of 400 milligrams of potassium - a problem easily solved by drinking one 450-milligram glass of o.j. every...
...although any orange juice company is free to add the potassium claim to their own marketing materials, Tropicana has achieved a real coup by being first - in no small part because they actually wrangled a ruling out of the FDA in under 10 years...