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Old 07-16-2010, 12:44 AM
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Potassium supplements in the US are on RX only.

There are OTC tablets, but they only have 99mg in them, which is nothing. Daily recommended intake for potassium from food is now 4.5 grams.

Most potassium can come from food, if you choose wisely.

1/2 cantaloupe has about 1400mg in it...that is more than an RX supplement.

This website has food content on it... and is very useful:
www.nutritiondata.com

Watch serving sizes, because some are odd, on there.
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