Potassium supplements boost bone density in women, prevent osteoporosis

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Study to compare potassium citrate -- vs. potassium chloride results for bone loss.

Potassium supplements boost bone density in women, prevent osteoporosis

October 13, 2006 by: Jessica Fraser

https://www.naturalnews.com/020762_o...e_density.html


(NewsTarget) Older women who take potassium citrate supplements can increase their bone density, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, according to new research appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

...Women took a daily supplement of potassium citrate or potassium chloride for up to 12 months...

The researchers hoped to prove that potassium citrate -- a base chemical -- could raise acidic body pH in the participants.... Potassium chloride ...is a neutral chemical that does not affect body pH.

...researchers conducted bone mineral density tests on the participants' lower spine and hips. ... the potassium citrate (base) supplements experienced a one percent increase in bone mineral density in the lumbar spine area, as well as a one percent increase in bone density in the hips. Conversely, the group taking the potassium chloride (neutral) experienced a one percent loss of bone density at both test sites.

... women taking potassium citrate lost less calcium through their urine than those taking potassium chloride.

..... An acidic body pH forces the body to pull alkaline calcium from the bones to help buffer the high levels of acid, which results in bone loss and can cause other health disorders such as cancer.

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