Potassium

carolyn002
carolyn002 Posts: 55 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Lately I have become aware of Potassium mentioned in many posts, blogs etc.

I am wondering what potassium does for our body? Both negative and positive?
How much should we have?
What are the signs of potassium deficiency? and....
.......any thing else that you can tell me about potassium?

Thanks for any and all information. ; )

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  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    It makes your heart beat normally. If you don't get enough, your heart will beat in a strange pattern. It could be really fast or extremely slow. It's not something u can miss and easy to spot. If you have heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or anything of that nature then you should make sure that you are getting enough potassium as not getting enough can jump start a heart attack. The reason I say this is because doctors tend to put their obese patients on vlcd plans without enough potassium.


    If I have incorrectly said anything, feel free to correct me. :)


    http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/potassium-000320.htm
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