Fri, Sep-22-17, 14:15
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Senior Member
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Plan: mostly milkfat
Stats: 190/152.4/154
BF:
Progress: 104%
Location: Ontario
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Years ago a baby died when given potassium in gram doses, this was inspired by the writings of a nutrition guru name Adelle Davis. So no potassium supplements above 100 mg, except by prescription.
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Two-month-old Ryan Pitzer was even less fortunate [5]. According to the suit filed by his parents, Ryan was killed in 1978 by the administration of potassium chloride for colic as suggested in the same book. The suit was settled out of court for a total of $160,000—$25,000 from the publisher, $75,000 from Davis's estate, and $60,000 from the potassium product's manufacturer. After the suit was filed, the book was recalled from bookstores, but it was reissued after changes were made by a physician allied with the health-food industry.
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https://www.quackwatch.org/04Consum...tion/davis.html
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The Paragraph That Killed Ryan Pitzer
In a study of 653 babies, every infant with colic had low blood potassium. "Improvement was dramatic," and the colic disappeared immediately, when physicians gave 500 to 1,000 milligrams of potassium chloride intravenously or 1,000 to 2,000 milligrams by mouth. These doctors found that most babies needed 3,000 milligrams of potassium chloride (2/3 teaspoon) before colic was corrected. They suggested that potassium be given to prevent colic, especially during diarrhea, when much of this nutrient is lost in the feces. Potassium is also lost when too much salt (sodium) is allowed a baby, and/or when pantothenic acid is so deficient that the adrenals become exhausted.
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According to wikipedia, a 60 kg adult might have about 120 grams of potassium, if you ignore differences in composition between adult and baby and guess the kid was 5 kg, then total body potassium might have been 10 grams, just to underline the enormity of the dose.
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