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Poiassium is a mineial ilai is necessaiy io leep ile leaii and oilei muscles funciioning noimally.
Ii is also impoiiani foi ile neivous sysiem and cellulai enzymes.
Tle noimal amouni of poiassium in ile diei is :ooo-(ooomg (oi o-ioomEq) daily. A diei ligl in
poiassium may be pioieciive againsi developing lypeiiension and poiassium deficiency and may
inciease blood piessuie. A diei iicl in poiassium, oi gieaiei ilan (ooomg daily (oi ioomEq), may
be lelpful as paii of ile dieiaiy iieaimeni foi ligl blood piessuie
Excess poiassium is iemoved fiom ile body by ile lidneys. Tleiefoie, people wiil lidney disease
may need io iesiiici ileii dieiaiy poiassium geneially io less ilan :ooomg (oi -omEq) daily.
Some medicaiions may also inieifeie wiil poiassium excieiion. Clecl wiil youi plysician foi youi
iecommended poiassium iniale.
Tle following lisi includes foods iicl in poiassium, oi gieaiei ilan :oo mg]seiving.

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Apiicois, diied (i]( c) ((S Poiaioes, masled (i]: c)
Banana (i med) (i Sweei Poiaio, baled (i) io
Canialoupe (i]() yi Winiei Squasl (i]: c) :oo
Daies (() :i6 Yam, baled (i) i
Giapefiuii (i]:) :o:
Figs ( ea) (S 5%/%#"67% 8-$3%9,"-3%
Honeydew (i]() Sy( Caiioi juice (i]: c) S
Kiwi (:) oi Tomaio juice (i]: c) :6y
Mango (i) :
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Peai (i med) :oy Fisl ( oz) :q
Piunes, diied (() :o Red meai ( oz) o(
Raisins (i]( c) :o Pouliiy ( oz) :
Siiawbeiiies (i c) ::
Waieimelon (i slice) :yS 0"$*4
Mill (i c) Si
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Giapefiuii juice (i c) yS
Oiange juice (i c) (y( )#.%*
Piune juice (i c) yo6 Beans, diied (i]: c) o
Bian ceieal (]( c) :i
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Aiiiclole (i) (: Molasses (: ibsp) 6oo
Aspaiagus (i) q: Nuis (i]( c) :o
Beeis (i c) i Peas, diied (i]: c)
Biussels Spiouis (i c) o( Sali subsiiiuie (i]: isp) i(
Caiioi, iaw (i med) :
Caiiois (i c) (

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Tleie aie foui diffeieni gioups of foods lisied below. In eacl lisi ile foods wiil ile mosi poiassium aie ai
ile iop. On a ligl poiassium diei, you slould eai foods on ilese lisis in place of oileis wlenevei
possible.
If you aie on a MODIFIED FAT DIET and]oi LOW SODIUM DIET, you slould use only ilose foods wlicl
aie allowed on youi special diei. You oi youi plysician may wisl io cioss off ilose foods noi allowed.

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HIGH Conieni of Poiassium pei aveiage seiving (6oo-oo mg. pei seiving)

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aveiage seiving i cup
ounces (cooled) as siaied i cup
unless siaied oileiwise
All fiesl fisl
Veal
Cliclen (ligli meai only)
Beef livei
Beef
Poil
Diied apiicois, i:
medium lalves
Diied peacles, un-
cooled, i]: cup
Banana, i medium
Raisins (dail), i]: c
Piunes, y laige
Canialoupe, i]:
Figs, diy, ( laige
Daies, 6 io y
Waieimelon, i]:
slice, ]( x io
Piune juice
Low sodium Tomaio
juice
Oiange juice
Oiange-giapefiuii
Tangeiine juice
Pineapple juice
Yam, i medium
Squasl, winiei
Leniils, diy, i] c.
Bioccoli
Wliie poiaio, i med.
Sweei Poiaio, i med.
Biussels spiouis (S)
Cauliflowei

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