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Old 08-20-2023, 11:09 AM
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The Government recently revised the daily recommendation for potassium up to 4,700 mg. I was eating a banana every day, which has 420 mg, but I quickly got tired of eating them. Most of the supplement pills in the drug stores have only 99 mg, which is only 2 percent of the Government recommendation. Why? I did find some pills on Amazon that have more than 99 mg, but I don't know if they are safe.
Taking more potassium and magnesium seems to help to prevent leg cramps. But, can someone please explain how a person is supposed to get 4,700 mg of potassium?
Probably by prescription. My blood tests indicated that I am potassium deficient. My doctor prescribed Potassium Chloride 20 meg. That is only equal to 1500 mg.