Potassium—AND ITS ROLE IN NUTRITION

Abstract

Potassium, like sodium, is essential for the normal physiological functioning of the body. Both these elements are chemically very similar but in the body sodium is present in the free fluids whereas potassium is mainly in the fluids within the cells, for example, in the muscles and red corpuscles of the blood. Potassium has a complementary action with sodium in the functioning of cells and its concentration within any particular cell is closely controlled.

Citation

Sharman, I. (1978), "Potassium—AND ITS ROLE IN NUTRITION", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 78 No. 4, pp. 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb058714