A new research shows that fruits and vegetables, rich with potassium can stop the loss of muscular mass of mature people.

After fifty, body starts to lose muscle much faster, to neutralize remains of digestible acid like meat, breath and grains. Due to high content of alkali compounds(mostly potassium bicarbonate), fruits and vegetables are proven to be effective in neutralization of that acid, and on that way reducing the loss of muscular mass.

Researchers measured the concentration of Potassium in urine, over 380 men and women over 65 years. They with higher quantity of Potassium they had a higher percentage of nonfat tissue(mostly muscle), than those with lower level of Potassium.

What to do:

It is desirable to eat more fruits and vegetables, because these foods do not contain too many calories and are rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, including precious potassium.

People from studies where taking 26% of Potassium from fruit and 19% from vegetables.

Note: Other research has shown that potassium lowers the risk of heart attack, loss of bone mass and risk of the formation of kidney calculi.

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