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Originally Posted by chasmo
Rick;
here is what one of the MDS's in my group said:;
" Potassium is essential in all cells and the channels that control the concentrations can be mutated in some genetic disorders. These usually result in weakness. There is no evidence that potassium is anyway involved in PD"
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chasmo-
It would probably be more accurate for him to say that he has seen no evidence. There are no papers on the topic in MEDLINE. Literally zero on the incidence of potassium deficiency in the PWP. I would wager that he, like me, assumes that such obvious work has been done long ago and that he would have heard of it had it been important. That was my expectation and that's why it so startled me.
However, to say that "there is no evidence that potassium is anyway involved in PD" is not the same as saying "the evidence shows that potassium is not involved etc...." I agree with his statement. There is, indeed, no evidence. The whole darned medical community seems to be flying blind and assuming that someone else put the cat out.
