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retiredguy123
08-20-2023, 10:12 AM
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?

Caymus
08-20-2023, 11:09 AM
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.

Velvet
08-20-2023, 11:10 AM
Well, I like bananas but 11 a day might be a bit much.

Stu from NYC
08-20-2023, 11:13 AM
Well, I like bananas but 11 a day might be a bit much.

Not if your curious george

Pugchief
08-20-2023, 12:55 PM
https://i.ibb.co/h8jHhyX/12bd9d3d6603.jpg

contains 690mg potassium per 1/4 teaspoon
available on Amazon and at Publix

OrangeBlossomBaby
08-20-2023, 01:54 PM
What drink has most potassium?
The following juices are high in potassium, containing the following amounts per cup:
carrot juice (canned): 689 mg.
passion fruit juice: 687 mg.
pomegranate juice: 533 mg.
orange juice (fresh): 496 mg.
vegetable juice (canned): 468 mg.
tangerine juice (fresh): 440 mg.

Stu from NYC
08-20-2023, 03:16 PM
What drink has most potassium?
The following juices are high in potassium, containing the following amounts per cup:
carrot juice (canned): 689 mg.
passion fruit juice: 687 mg.
pomegranate juice: 533 mg.
orange juice (fresh): 496 mg.
vegetable juice (canned): 468 mg.
tangerine juice (fresh): 440 mg.

Problem is a lot of these are high in sugar.

star20166@yahoo.com
08-21-2023, 04:29 AM
I would question anything this govt advised or suggests its citizens do. Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice. Leave the govt out of it.

mntlblok
08-21-2023, 04:30 AM
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?
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 (https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/fulltext/2018/09000/what_is_the_evidence_base_for_a_potassium.4.aspx)

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.

oneclickplus
08-21-2023, 04:31 AM
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?

Here's the government's USDA suggestion of where to find potassium.

retiredguy123
08-21-2023, 05:00 AM
I don't take many supplement pills. But you can usually get 100 percent of the daily recommendation for any vitamin or mineral by taking a few over the counter pills from a drug store. For potassium, you would need to take 50 of the standard supplement pills sold in stores. Seems very strange.

merrymini
08-21-2023, 05:25 AM
The government recommended this? I think I would use common sense, the government doesn’t know what it is doing half the time and I would not follow their recommendations.

La lamy
08-21-2023, 05:29 AM
Here's what I found:
- 1 cup of white beans 840 MG of potassium
-1 large baked potato with skin 1600 MG
-1/2 cup beets 260
- 1 cup cooked spinach 840
-1 cup of tomato sauce 730
- 1 cup orange juice 500
1 banana 450
- 1 cup mashed avocado 1120
-1 cup yogurt 380
That all added up to 6720 MG, so it's possible to come close to 4000 if you do your homework and enjoy the high potassium food sources.
Good health to us all!

retiredguy123
08-21-2023, 05:38 AM
Here's what I found:
- 1 cup of white beans 840 MG of potassium
-1 large baked potato with skin 1600 MG
-1/2 cup beets 260
- 1 cup cooked spinach 840
-1 cup of tomato sauce 730
- 1 cup orange juice 500
1 banana 450
- 1 cup mashed avocado 1120
-1 cup yogurt 380
That all added up to 6720 MG, so it's possible to come close to 4000 if you do your homework and enjoy the high potassium food sources.
Good health to us all!
Thanks. It sounds like a lot of calories and not much protein.

Caymus
08-21-2023, 05:55 AM
I don't take many supplement pills. But you can usually get 100 percent of the daily recommendation for any vitamin or mineral by taking a few over the counter pills from a drug store. For potassium, you would need to take 50 of the standard supplement pills sold in stores. Seems very strange.

The 20 meg ones are the size of "horse pills."

Jameson
08-21-2023, 06:18 AM
Morton Lite Salt or similar. 1/4 teaspoon is 290mg sodium and 350mg potassium. You don't need to use a lot of it.

Jameson
08-21-2023, 06:40 AM
Star, I thought the exact same thing when Trump suggested we all inject a disinfectant into our bodies. Remember that??

Nice try. Here is Trump's quote suggesting use of UV light which is being looked into.

"A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So, supposedly we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. (To Bryan) And I think you said you’re going to test that, too. Sounds interesting, right?"

"And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it’d be interesting to check that, so that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me. So, we’ll see, but the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That’s pretty powerful."

wamley
08-21-2023, 06:57 AM
NIH recommended amount of potassium
Life Stage Recommended Amount
Birth to 6 months 400 mg
Infants 7–12 months 860 mg
Children 1–3 years 2,000 mg
Children 4–8 years 2,300 mg
Children 9–13 years (boys) 2,500 mg
Children 9–13 years (girls) 2,300 mg
Teens 14–18 years (boys) 3,000 mg
Teens 14–18 years (girls) 2,300 mg
Adults 19+ years (men) 3,400 mg
Adults 19+ years (women) 2,600 mg
Pregnant teens 2,600 mg
Pregnant women 2,900 mg
Breastfeeding teens 2,500 mg
Breastfeeding women 2,800 mg

Bill14564
08-21-2023, 07:03 AM
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?

Interesting.

The article linked above questioning the evidence behind Potassium recommendations was written in 2018 and questions whether 4,700mg is truly required.

NIH has a page from 2021 (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-Consumer/) which recommends 3,400mg. This page also acknowledges that normal diets for most Americans don't include the recommended level.

Then there is a 2022 FDA page on Daily Values (https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/daily-value-new-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels) that increases the recommendation from 3,400 to 4,700.

2018 paper: 4,700: Little evidence and most people not getting that much
2021 NIH: 3,400: Most people not getting that much
2022 FDA: 4,700:

Various lists of items containing potassium: I don't eat a cup of beans, I don't often eat a large baked potato with skin, a cup of mashed avocado would require a lot of chips and tequila, a cup of yogurt is a lot, and I don't remember the last time I had beets. If I ate ALL OF THAT EVERY DAY it still wouldn't meet the 4,700 recommendation unless I washed it down with a cup of orange juice.

I am going to have to accept that I'm not getting the recommended level of potassium.

retiredguy123
08-21-2023, 07:13 AM
NIH recommended amount of potassium
Life Stage Recommended Amount
Birth to 6 months 400 mg
Infants 7–12 months 860 mg
Children 1–3 years 2,000 mg
Children 4–8 years 2,300 mg
Children 9–13 years (boys) 2,500 mg
Children 9–13 years (girls) 2,300 mg
Teens 14–18 years (boys) 3,000 mg
Teens 14–18 years (girls) 2,300 mg
Adults 19+ years (men) 3,400 mg
Adults 19+ years (women) 2,600 mg
Pregnant teens 2,600 mg
Pregnant women 2,900 mg
Breastfeeding teens 2,500 mg
Breastfeeding women 2,800 mg
I'm confused because the NIH website also says this:

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed DVs to help consumers compare the nutrient contents of foods and dietary supplements within the context of a total diet. The DV for potassium is 4,700 mg for adults and children age 4 years and older [17]. FDA requires the new food labels to list potassium content. Foods providing 20% or more of the DV are considered to be high sources of a nutrient, but foods providing lower percentages of the DV also contribute to a healthful diet."

kendi
08-21-2023, 07:15 AM
Problem is a lot of these are high in sugar.

And/or salt

msilagy
08-21-2023, 07:19 AM
My Mother had leg cramps for years and always drank a small glass of tonic water every evening. That alleviated the cramps. When she went into assisted living I bought this for her regularly. She never missed.

kendi
08-21-2023, 07:20 AM
Interesting.

The article linked above questioning the evidence behind Potassium recommendations was written in 2018 and questions whether 4,700mg is truly required.

NIH has a page from 2021 (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-Consumer/) which recommends 3,400mg. This page also acknowledges that normal diets for most Americans don't include the recommended level.

Then there is a 2022 FDA page on Daily Values (https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/daily-value-new-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels) that increases the recommendation from 3,400 to 4,700.

2018 paper: 4,700: Little evidence and most people not getting that much
2021 NIH: 3,400: Most people not getting that much
2022 FDA: 4,700:

Various lists of items containing potassium: I don't eat a cup of beans, I don't often eat a large baked potato with skin, a cup of mashed avocado would require a lot of chips and tequila, a cup of yogurt is a lot, and I don't remember the last time I had beets. If I ate ALL OF THAT EVERY DAY it still wouldn't meet the 4,700 recommendation unless I washed it down with a cup of orange juice.

I am going to have to accept that I'm not getting the recommended level of potassium.

I’m with you. A balanced healthy diet is the best approach. If we try to eat enough foods to get the right amount of potassium then we’d surely be leaving out other essential nutrients.

jarodrig
08-21-2023, 07:26 AM
I would question anything this govt advised or suggests its citizens do. Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice. Leave the govt out of it.

And where do you think they get their information from in order to give you their recommendations ??

Yep ! You guessed it …the government and the studies sponsored by then !!!

bjansson
08-21-2023, 07:36 AM
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?

Try this: Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Original-Electrolyte-Powder-Raspberry/dp/B08HR994NJ?ref_=ast_sto_dp)

I LIVE on this stuff! :)

Bill14564
08-21-2023, 07:40 AM
I'm confused because the NIH website also says this:

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed DVs to help consumers compare the nutrient contents of foods and dietary supplements within the context of a total diet. The DV for potassium is 4,700 mg for adults and children age 4 years and older [17]. FDA requires the new food labels to list potassium content. Foods providing 20% or more of the DV are considered to be high sources of a nutrient, but foods providing lower percentages of the DV also contribute to a healthful diet."

Which NIH page has that paragraph? With so many pages it wouldn't be too surprising if they get out of sync.


EDIT:
Found it - the version of the same page for health professionals (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/).

I'm still looking for why the DV (from the FDA) is significantly different than the RDA or AI (from the Institutes of Medicine). Probably, as someone mentioned below, one hand just doesn't know what the other hand is doing.

Two Bills
08-21-2023, 07:42 AM
Here's what I found:
- 1 cup of white beans 840 MG of potassium
-1 large baked potato with skin 1600 MG
-1/2 cup beets 260
- 1 cup cooked spinach 840
-1 cup of tomato sauce 730
- 1 cup orange juice 500
1 banana 450
- 1 cup mashed avocado 1120
-1 cup yogurt 380
That all added up to 6720 MG, so it's possible to come close to 4000 if you do your homework and enjoy the high potassium food sources.
Good health to us all!

Thanks. It sounds like a lot of calories and not much protein.

The whole lot come to under 1200 calories.
None are without protein, and easy to add extra.
You would only need about 2/3rds of that list to cover the suggested potassium intake.

Pamelah
08-21-2023, 08:00 AM
I would question anything this govt advised or suggests its citizens do. Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice. Leave the govt out of it.

Oh please.

Stu from NYC
08-21-2023, 08:01 AM
Which NIH page has that paragraph? With so many pages it wouldn't be too surprising if they get out of sync.

Very often the left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing.

Stu from NYC
08-21-2023, 08:03 AM
And/or salt

So you get enough of one chemical and than develop high blood pressure and diabetes.

Bill14564
08-21-2023, 08:05 AM
The whole lot come to under 1200 calories.
None are without protein, and easy to add extra.
You would only need about 2/3rds of that list to cover the suggested potassium intake.

I get 1,500 calories for the list without toppings for the potato or chips for the mashed avocado.

So over 50% of my daily calories would come from eating 2/3 of that list each and every day! Yes, there are other sources, many of which I have never heard of and most of which I have never eaten.

bobeaston
08-21-2023, 08:22 AM
And we're to believe a government recommendation????
About 30 years ago, they inverted the food pyramid, putting carbs as a basic element and a huge part of the population got fat.
During the early COVID days they made all sorts of (poorly founded) recommendations that did not prevent the spread of the disease, seriously damaged the economy, deprived many people of their jobs, and set our school children back years.
We're supposed to trust them???
Wanna bet that Chiquita is behind the potassium recommendation?

SouthJerseyGirl
08-21-2023, 08:23 AM
Weird musings once again.

Deden
08-21-2023, 09:06 AM
Better then drinking bleach?

deejew
08-21-2023, 09:53 AM
We do a morning blended drink of banana, coconut water (600mg/c) spinach (170mg/c) and avocado (974mg med) and just mix in oranges or other fruits.That gets you about 2/3 of the way there. It tastes fine, is natural, isn't that filling and there are plenty of benefits outside of potassium.

retiredguy123
08-21-2023, 10:08 AM
Which NIH page has that paragraph? With so many pages it wouldn't be too surprising if they get out of sync.
Potassium - Health Professional Fact Sheet (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/#h2)

Karmanng
08-21-2023, 10:08 AM
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?

I surely would NOT listen to anything our government has to say which is very badly broken and corrupt about anything and thats also including those deadly covid jabs......they are planning a new wave of covid and lockdowns again...........they dont know right from wrong............you do whats right for YOU

ChilePepper
08-21-2023, 10:14 AM
When I flew on large aircraft in the Air Force, I was routinely susceptible to air sickness. I was asked once, "Why do you always bring a banana when you fly? Is it because of the potassium?" My response was, "Because it always tastes the same going out as it did coming in." Lol!

SMSgt (RET)

OrangeBlossomBaby
08-21-2023, 10:15 AM
Here's what I found:
- 1 cup of white beans 840 MG of potassium
-1 large baked potato with skin 1600 MG
-1/2 cup beets 260
- 1 cup cooked spinach 840
-1 cup of tomato sauce 730
- 1 cup orange juice 500
1 banana 450
- 1 cup mashed avocado 1120
-1 cup yogurt 380
That all added up to 6720 MG, so it's possible to come close to 4000 if you do your homework and enjoy the high potassium food sources.
Good health to us all!

Thanks. It sounds like a lot of calories and not much protein.

Breakfast: a cup of yogurt with half a banana sliced into it, and half a cup of orange juice, and a 1/3 cup (dry) of oatmeal with a pat of butter instead of milk, unsweetened dried cranberries, and a teaspoon of molasses instead of sugar to sweeten it.

Morning snack - the other half of the banana.

Lunch: a field greens (spring mix) salad - 2 cups, with a handful of grape tomatoes or a small off-the-vine tomato, cut into chunks, a tablespoon of roasted unsalted sunflower seeds, a couple tablespoons of crumbled feta cheese, with fresh-made garlic tahini dressing made with tomato juice as the primary liquid instead of water. That'll be good for around 700 mg potassium, tons of vitamins, a little fat, protein, and other essential nutrients, low (but not zero) carb.

So - for dinner, have a 1/4 pound sirloin steak with just black pepper for the seasoning with a baked potato topped with shredded cheddar cheese, no sour cream, no butter, and spinach cooked with minced garlic and a touch of olive oil.

That is a LOT of food. It's also around 1200 calories, which is what the average healthy average sized average-everything person would have to maintain their average weight. It's also plenty of ALL nutrients.

For dessert, you could have around 40 pistachios (unsalted) to boost that potassium level even higher. That's just under an ounce.

Bill14564
08-21-2023, 10:29 AM
Potassium - Health Professional Fact Sheet (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/#h2)

Thanks. It looks like I was editing my post above at the same time you posted this.

mikeycereal
08-21-2023, 10:42 AM
I surely would NOT listen to anything our government has to say which is very badly broken and corrupt about anything and thats also including those deadly covid jabs......they are planning a new wave of covid and lockdowns again...........they dont know right from wrong............you do whats right for YOU

:jester: :ohdear:

JohnN
08-21-2023, 10:44 AM
"We're from the government and we're here to help"

Two Bills
08-21-2023, 11:00 AM
I surely would NOT listen to anything our government has to say which is very badly broken and corrupt about anything and thats also including those deadly covid jabs......they are planning a new wave of covid and lockdowns again...........they dont know right from wrong............you do whats right for YOU

Someone seems to be using a lot of Q-tips.

JMintzer
08-21-2023, 11:01 AM
When I flew on large aircraft in the Air Force, I was routinely susceptible to air sickness. I was asked once, "Why do you always bring a banana when you fly? Is it because of the potassium?" My response was, "Because it always tastes the same going out as it did coming in." Lol!

SMSgt (RET)

Bill Engvall (Redneck Comedy Tour) tells a similar story about when he flew with the Blue Angels...

He was told to eat "peanut butter" for the very same reason...;)

Normal
08-21-2023, 11:42 AM
We just use potassium instead of salt in our water softener. We have had zero issues.

Lea N
08-21-2023, 11:58 AM
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?

Electrolytes. I get them from Dr. Berg (on-line) and they have 1000 mgs of potassium per serving (a small scoop.) His products are high quality. Foods that have potassium are leafy greens, beans, nuts, dairy, winter squash, broccoli, beet greens, avocado, mushrooms, peas, cucumbers, carrot juice and bananas.

MandoMan
08-21-2023, 02:16 PM
I would question anything this govt advised or suggests its citizens do. Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice. Leave the govt out of it.

Horrors! And what does a naturopath or chiropractor know that a large number of researchers don’t know?

OrangeBlossomBaby
08-21-2023, 02:58 PM
Horrors! And what does a naturopath or chiropractor know that a large number of researchers don’t know?

They know how to upsell supplements that aren't even USP tested or certified. They're really good at making that profit off the sales.

jimjamuser
08-21-2023, 03:14 PM
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?
The mg seems high. I just did a Google search and it said 3,400 mg.

Pugchief
08-21-2023, 03:16 PM
I surely would NOT listen to anything our government has to say

No argument there, but....

they are planning a new wave of covid and lockdowns again

...please provide a source if you are going to make a statement like that.

jimjamuser
08-21-2023, 03:36 PM
And we're to believe a government recommendation????
About 30 years ago, they inverted the food pyramid, putting carbs as a basic element and a huge part of the population got fat.
During the early COVID days they made all sorts of (poorly founded) recommendations that did not prevent the spread of the disease, seriously damaged the economy, deprived many people of their jobs, and set our school children back years.
We're supposed to trust them???
Wanna bet that Chiquita is behind the potassium recommendation?
I fail to understand ALL the anti-government rhetoric. In the early days of COVID the disease was more transmittable and lethal than in the later days. That's why it was a fine idea to close schools and warn people not to gather indoors in large crowds. Not everyone adhered to that warning and a lot of people died - probably needlessly. Now when COVID is almost over we have a lot of "armchair quarterbacks" suggesting INCORRECTLY that COVID was NOT very transmittable and deadly.
Most people can get all the potassium that they need from foods, healthy foods. Only a few would need supplements.

jimjamuser
08-21-2023, 03:46 PM
Someone seems to be using a lot of Q-tips.
I quickly disregard anything written in the same paragraph as COVID..............JABS. To me, JABS are what professional boxers due to set up an opponent.

KAM+6
08-21-2023, 04:38 PM
1/2 cup of DRIED apricots will give you 1160 mg of potassium. Get a big bag at BJ.

retiredguy123
08-21-2023, 04:42 PM
The mg seems high. I just did a Google search and it said 3,400 mg.
The FDA raised it from 3400 to 4700, which is the current recommendation.

Transplant
08-21-2023, 04:56 PM
You might want to Google this before taking extra. Some high blood medication actually prevents potassium passing out your urine which can result in a high potassium level in your body.

Pugchief
08-21-2023, 05:09 PM
I fail to understand ALL the anti-government rhetoric. In the early days of COVID the disease was more transmittable and lethal than in the later days. That's why it was a fine idea to close schools and warn people not to gather indoors in large crowds. Not everyone adhered to that warning and a lot of people died - probably needlessly. Now when COVID is almost over we have a lot of "armchair quarterbacks" suggesting INCORRECTLY that COVID was NOT very transmittable and deadly.

I fail to understand how anyone can be naïve enough to trust anything the govt says without extensive research since they have proven themselves to be untrustworthy by distorting facts and outright lying time and time again, not just relative to the pandemic but countless other topics. Particularly when discussing nutrition, the govt has been so dysfunctional with recommendations. Have you not noticed how overweight Americans are vs the rest of the world?

Most people can get all the potassium that they need from foods, healthy foods. Only a few would need supplements. Patently false. Most Americans do not eat a properly balanced diet. Maybe you potentially could get enough potassium from foods, but most people won't/don't.

dougawhite
08-21-2023, 07:57 PM
To increase your intake, incorporate a few potassium-rich foods into your diet such as spinach, yams, avocados, bananas, and fish, such as salmon.

Darield
08-21-2023, 08:38 PM
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?
My daughter has her degree in nutrition and works in the field and I took a year of nutrition as part of my Master's degree so I will try to give the best info I can. First, since there is no regulation on supplements, I never get my supplements from Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Home Goods, etc. I always ask the manager if they require independent testing of the Vitamins they carry which includes their own brand. I also don't listen to gov't recommendations. This is a very general recommendation for a young healthy person of average weight. Vitamin requirements can change considerably with aging and health conditions. An example is people with kidney disease are required to cut back on potassium because it is hard on the kidneys. Doctors get little to NO nutritional education.

If you are concerned, find a nutritionist. If you can't find one then go with a holistic practitioner with some education in nutrition. Absolute Health in Ocala has a nutritionist on staff. I took an intra cellular blood test which tells you the nutritions your cells are absorbing compared to what's floating in your blood. It was one of the most helpful tests I ever took. Many doctor's don't know what it is. Absolute Health ordered mine.

Last, I start with a high quality multi vitamin-mineral supplement. One a Day is not that. Many vitamins can't be absorbed without the presence of other vitamin-minerals. An example is Vitamin D need K2. Again, go to a Vitamin store that says they do independent testing. I prefer not to recommend any brands. Often but not always, taking the right supplements for your body will make you feel better. As an example, after a car accident 30 years ago, I have disc damage and bad arthritis all through my spine. I take 4 supplements to help with inflammation and arthritis. I sleep better when I take potassium, calcium and magnesium before bed. I eat half a banana, drink 4 ounces of coconut water and take a supplement. Getting the right supplement balance for your body takes some research. Those requirements can also change over time. I continue to to seek out new info. I hope this helps.

nancyre
08-21-2023, 10:00 PM
Potassium - Health Professional Fact Sheet (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/)
National Institutes of health

Velvet
08-21-2023, 10:06 PM
Thank you, guys, for all the great information on potassium. I never thought much about it until my sister-in-law became so weak 2 months ago that she was bed-ridden (she has various conditions). She was taken to the hospital and was given potassium infusion. Within 2 days she was ready to come home, quite chirpy, even managed to go for lunch at a near by restaurant. As far as I know it was the potassium.

Sabella
08-22-2023, 04:19 AM
I’m with you, but we’re in the minority many people don’t realize what’s going on

NewRealms
08-22-2023, 12:57 PM
Tell me why we should trust anything from the government? Ask your doctor.

dhdallas
08-22-2023, 10:11 PM
I would question anything this govt advised or suggests its citizens do. Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice. Leave the govt out of it.

"Find a Naprapath or an old school Chiropractor to give health and nutritional advice." Seriously? Add in a Functional Medicine witch doctor and you have the trifecta of quackery!