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Review
. 2001 Sep 1;323(7311):497-501.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7311.497.

Fortnightly review: Beneficial effects of potassium

F J He  1 , G A MacGregor
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Review

Fortnightly review: Beneficial effects of potassium

F J He et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Potassium intake and adjusted risk of stroke among 43 738 US men aged 40 to 75 years followed for eight years. Risk was adjusted for age, total energy intake, smoking, alcohol consumption, history of hypertension, history of hypercholesterolaemia, parental history of myocardial infarction before age 65 years, profession, and quintiles of body mass index and physical activity
Figure 2
Figure 2
Average increase in bone mineral density with quartiles of energy adjusted potassium intake. Reproduced with permission
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