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Potasio en la dieta

Definición:

El potasio es un mineral que interviene tanto en las funciones eléctricas como celulares del cuerpo y se lo clasifica como un electrolito .

Nombres alternativos:

Dieta y potasio

Funciones:

El potasio es un mineral muy importante para el cuerpo humano, debido a que cumple diversos papeles en el metabolismo y funciones corporales y es esencial para el funcionamiento apropiado de todas las células, tejidos y órganos:

Ayuda a la regulación del equilibrio acidobásico.
Ayuda en la síntesis de las proteínas a partir de los aminoácidos y en el metabolismo de los carbohidratos .
Es necesario para la formación de los músculos y el crecimiento normal del cuerpo.

Referencias:

Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004.

Fecha de revisión: 3/2/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. and Alice O'Connor, MS, RD, LDN, CNSD, Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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