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Old 05-21-2025, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
I'd be extremely careful about adding potassium to the diet of a 92-year-old. She most likely has significantly reduced GFR (renal function) and that might induce hyperkalemia (elevated serum potassium), which can have all kinds of deleterious cardiac and neuromuscular effects
Thank you for the warning

It was recommended by her doctor (I hadn't heard of the stuff)