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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
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?
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Sounds like the evidence for that high a recommendation might be on the weak side.
What Is the Evidence Base for a Potassium Requirement? : Nutrition Today
The magnesium and muscle cramps hits close to home. Anecdotally, have found that Tums-like products that include even a tiny bit of magnesium immediately take care of my muscle cramps. Hyperhydrosis boy here. Interestingly, pickle juice does nothing for my cramping - and tastes nasty.