Potassium
Options
carolyn002
Posts: 55 Member
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. ; )
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. ; )
0
Replies
-
Potassium, along with sodium, is essential in the body for transmitting signals along nerves. It also balances out your sodium levels, for example if you've had a very sodium-heavy day, eating a lot of potassium can prevent the huge water retention that the sodium would cause. I've heard you should have at least twice as much potassium as sodium to do this efficiently but I'm not sure of exact numbers.
I'm wikipedia would be happy to help!0 -
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.7K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.8K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 395 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.3K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 960 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions