Re: K-40 Thread

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

	Does everyone realize that the amount of potassium in our bodies
is hemostatically controlled? If you eat more than the body's control
level, it is discharged as waste. If you don't eat enough, it is good for
your health to eat more. Thus your health is not harmed by eating more
potassium, and in most cases, your radiation dose is not affected. 

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


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