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A member asked:
My mother has a high potassium level and was told to not eat bananas, yams. what foods are low in potassium?
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NKF: Please check out this website for detailed info on potassium http://www.Kidney.Org/atoz/content/potassium.Cfm you will find good resources in national kidney foundation website.
Answered 6/26/2014
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