Topic Overview

Potassium

Potassium is an essential mineral your body needs for healthy cells, muscles, nerves, and heart function. Learn the best food sources and how much you need.

Nutrition

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Definition

Potassium is an essential mineral your body needs for healthy cells, muscles, nerves, and heart function. Learn the best food sources and how much you need.

Concept record

Canonical title: Potassium
Alphabetical key: P
Category: Nutrition
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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