Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders

Bananas! Mostly everyone loves bananas. Who wouldn’t? They taste good and they are a rich source of potassium. Besides lovely bananas, oranges, cantaloupe, honeydew, apricots, grapefruit, red meat are some other rich sources of potassium that people include in their diets. On average, a healthy human body needs 4,700 milligrams (mg) of potassium every day, says researchers. When not, the deficiency of potassium can hinder the normal functioning of the body, hinder fluid balance, cause blood pressure irregularities, stroke or even osteoporosis and kidney stones. However, what if there are higher levels of potassium accrued in the body? What happens then? Hyperkalemia.&...