Potassium!
LE193
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The other day I had potato, banana, cocoa (although only a tsp) and still couldnt hit my potassium target despite them all being rich in it as for other days ive been nowhere near. do i just need to up the quantity somehow without overstepping my cals? or is anyone else having trouble with this one?
may just invest in a supplement i guess! thanks
may just invest in a supplement i guess! thanks
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Potassium isnt required to be listed on food labels. A lot of entries for food on mfp have no potassium listed
You are probably getting enough potassium if you have well balanced diet. You can google potassium rich foods
You could take a supplement but OTC are only 3 % of the daily value.0 -
Good natural food sources of potassium include:
Bananas
Avocados
Nuts, like almonds and peanuts
Citrus fruits
Leafy, green vegetables
Milk
Potatoes
If you have a good balanced diet that contains natural foods and not a lot of processed food, your potassium levels should be fine. People below are the ones more commonly known to have a potassium deficiency
Use certain medicines, such as diuretics and certain birth control pills
Have physically demanding jobs
Are athletes
Have health conditions that affect their digestive absorption, such as Crohn's disease
Have an eating disorder
Smoke
Abuse alcohol or drugs
If you don't fit into one of these groups then you should be fine. I would recommend talking to a doctor and getting your levels checked if you are concerned because overdosing on potassium does have some serious side effects.0 -
Thank you! Just checked the potassium for milk and they put it as 0, so I guess its what's been mentioned that they don't list it for all foods0
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Lipton Green tea has potassium in it.0
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I've been having the same problem. Even taking a supplement 3x/d, I'm still not near the recommended amount. WWT?
If I ate enough foods to hit my potassium mark I'd be way over my cal count.
Could the RDA value be wrong???0 -
Almost all foods have potassium in them.
Almost all food manufacturers don't list it, as they're not required to.0
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