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Potassium?

danidanibobani
danidanibobani Posts: 125 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
I am not coming close to getting enough potassium. Should I supplement? Do you? Trying to figure this all out. I did low carb years ago and had a lot of success, but the carbs crept back in and my weight has gone up. I was younger then and didn't care about nutrition. Anyhow, I would love be any suggestions.

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  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    Avocado is a good source. Make an avocado steak salad, have some chocolate for dessert, and you're probably good for the day. :)
  • DianaElena76
    DianaElena76 Posts: 1,241 Member
    wabmester wrote: »
    Avocado is a good source. Make an avocado steak salad, have some chocolate for dessert, and you're probably good for the day. :)

    Good in more ways than one! That sounds like heaven..... :)
  • danidanibobani
    danidanibobani Posts: 125 Member
    Okay. Thanks!
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    Here's a list of foods sorted by potassium content:
    http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/appendixb.htm

    Fish and spinach look LC-friendly. For some reason they didn't include mushrooms, which is another good source.
  • danidanibobani
    danidanibobani Posts: 125 Member
    Thank you. That's helpful. Getting to the 4000 mark has been really hard.
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    Yeah, the RDA does seem crazy high. Even a typical supplement only has 100mg or so. You'd be popping them all day long. They say the RDA was established based on the amount that appears to lower blood pressure, so if you're not hypertensive, I wouldn't worry about falling short of the RDA.
  • danidanibobani
    danidanibobani Posts: 125 Member
    Oh! That's good to know. My blood pressure is always low, so I guess I shouldn't worry too much.
  • AreteAndWhimsy
    AreteAndWhimsy Posts: 150 Member
    I always check RDA numbers against WHO numbers and decide where to go from there. The WHO usually has scientific papers that explain why they recommend those particular numbers, and some are using more current research than the US RDA. Potassium, for example, is set at a minimum of 3,510 mg for an adult, and was last revised in 2013. That seems much more doable.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    edited May 2015
    Keep in mind too that a lot of foods have potassium, but aren't listed in MFP. This is due to most labels not having potassium listed at all. So you're probably getting more than you think.
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