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Potassium

carolyn002
carolyn002 Posts: 55 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
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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  • millyvanilli321
    millyvanilli321 Posts: 236 Member
    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!
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    Potassium markes your heart beat normally.

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