Re: orange juice

From: bob (mike7411_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/12/04


Date: 12 Oct 2004 10:29:46 -0700

I think it might have to do with potassium? How much potassium is
lost during a normal blood donation?

markd@toad-net.com wrote in message news:<416ad845$0$248$4d5ecec7@reader.city-net.com>...
> It's cheap, people like it, and it counter acts what the body may
> interpret as a sudden drop in blood glucose level which can sometimes
> cause a person to be dizzy and similar symptoms. Some places use a cookie
> or similar for the same reason, it causes a small rapid rise in blood
> glucose.
>
> >Why do they always give you orange juice
> when you donate blood?



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