ESS 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Binge Eating, Caffeine, Phytic Acid

• School: UCSB
• Department: Exercise & Sport Studies
• Course: ESS 3
• Professor: Amy Jamieson

Document Summary

Aids in nerve impulse transmission and muscle contraction. High potassium intake helps maintain a lower blood pressure. Diets low in potassium raise blood pressure. Found in wide range of minimally processed foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. The relationship between potassium and the sodium in salt influences your overall cardiovascular well-being. If you are like most people in the u. s, your diet contains too much sodium compared to the amount of potassium. The imbalance can increase your risk of developing high blood pressure and heart disease. The minerals sodium, chloride and potassium serve predominantly as electrolytes. Sodium and chloride, the components of table salt, are mostly concentrated outside your cells, while potassium is more concentrated inside your cells. The balance of these electrolytes on either side of the cell membrane not only allows electrical currents to pass between cells but also helps maintain the proper fluid balance in your tissues. Chloride is an electrolyte also found in extracellular fluids.