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Why do potassium levels rise during exercise ?
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Muscle contraction: potassium levels increase with exercise to enable muscle stimulation and contraction. These levels fall rapidly after exercise
Answered 1/16/2015
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Muscle breakdown: It is known that heavy exercise cause rise in potassium levels due to muscle fiber breakdown. Pl see attached link to a related medical paper on the subject.
Answered 3/14/2018
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