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Potassium for Energy and Anti-Aging: The Forgotten Nutrient

© Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhD

The following is one in an ongoing series of columns entitled Women's Nutrition Detective by Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhD.View all columns in series

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Nan Fuchs, Ph.D. is an authority on nutrition and the editor and writer of Women's Health Letter, the leading health advisory on nutritional healing for women. She is the author of the best-selling books, The Nutrition Detective: A Woman's Guide to Treating your Health Problems Through the Foods You Eat, Overcoming......more
 
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Aniseo wrote
2/4/2010 3:15:00 AM
I think banana is one of the rich sources of potassium. It is a great snack with good number of vitamins and minerals. -Martin

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