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Potassium?

danidanibobani
Posts: 125 Member
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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Avocado is a good source. Make an avocado steak salad, have some chocolate for dessert, and you're probably good for the day.0
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Okay. Thanks!
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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.0 -
Thank you. That's helpful. Getting to the 4000 mark has been really hard.
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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.0
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Oh! That's good to know. My blood pressure is always low, so I guess I shouldn't worry too much.0
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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.0
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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.0
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