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There is more than one reason for lack of Potassium in the body. The most common is not getting enough in your diet. Second is your body is not absorbing Potassium when it does get it due to other health reasons. Your body could be flushing out the Potassium too quickly ( urinating frequently) Lack of Potassium can cause Heart Attacks. Serious business. Talk with your Doctor and see if a Potassium supplement ( vitamin) will give you what you need. If not, then the Doctor will have to look for other health reasons.

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A lack of potassium is called hypokalemia and it can be very dangerous. If you have low potassium levels, the cellular processes inside your body are weakened.

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Cardiac arrhythmia, Bartter's Syndrome, hypoeflexia, Cushing's Syndrome, and hypokalemia are some of the conditions or diseases caused by lack of potassium.

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