Ghanaians Might Be at Risk of Inadequate Dietary Intake of Potassium

Adequate dietary intake of potassium (K) helps fight noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mainly hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. This paper (i) estimated the K intake of Ghanaian population using food supply and food composition data and (ii) compared this estimate with the WHO recommended req...

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Main Authors: Yawson, David Oscar, Adu, Michael Osei, Ason, Benjamin, Armah, Frederick Ato, Boateng, Emmanuel, Quansah, Reggie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5168553/