The Influence of Variations in the Sodium-Potassium Ratio on the Nitrogen and Mineral Metabolism of the Growing Pig. II

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Abstract
Metabolic experiments on growing pigs did not support Bunge''s theory (based on 1-day experiments on an adult human being) that excessive K intake leads to impoverishment of the organism in Na and Cl. Increase of K in the ration caused an increase in urinary excretion of Cl, but the increase was very transient, even when the high K intake was maintained. The adverse effect of an undue amount of K in a ration appeared to be due rather to its deleterious influence on the general metabolism, assimilation and retention of N, P, and Ca being diminished.