Potassium isn't regulated by the FDA -- it's clased as a supplement. Which is just as good an argument as "it's prescribed!" :-)
--Ben S.Isaac Dealey wrote: >>There's also the question of whether or not >>insulin is a drug. Is something a drug if >>it should be there, but isn't? >>Seems a grey area to me. > > > I knew a guy who had to be given cholesterol because his body didn't > produce enough. > > But you know, potassium is something the body normally has -- and > needs -- (I believe banannas have a lot of it) but you can OD on > potassium too... and it's definately available in pills at the > pharmacy and I've heard of it being prescribed by dr's... so... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168592 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
