POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTATION AND AEROBIC CAPACITY
Puglisse, A., Porcari, J. P., Price, S., & Robertshaw, S. (1996). The effects of 90 days of Km supplementation on the aerobic capacity and general well-being of healthy adults. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 217.
Km is a potassium/mineral supplement. Ninety days of this supplementation was found to have no effect on the aerobic capacity of healthy adults who already consume a nutritionally balanced diet.
Implication. Potassium supplementation does not affect aerobic capacity in healthy adults with balanced nutritional habits.
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