High Sodium/Higher Potassium - Good thing?

russellmbrown
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Hey all,
Wondering if anyone knows, or has read anything about high sodium/high potassium diets? That being, a diet in which one consumes high amounts of sodium (likely 2000-4000mg) and high potassium (likely 3000-6000mg) per day. There have been definite links between a poor sodium/potassium ratio and things like high blood pressure, but nothing I could find suggested whether or not you could combat a high sodium diet using a high potassium diet. Any ideas from dieticians/medical professionals, or studies on the topic that anyone has found would be awesome.
Wondering if anyone knows, or has read anything about high sodium/high potassium diets? That being, a diet in which one consumes high amounts of sodium (likely 2000-4000mg) and high potassium (likely 3000-6000mg) per day. There have been definite links between a poor sodium/potassium ratio and things like high blood pressure, but nothing I could find suggested whether or not you could combat a high sodium diet using a high potassium diet. Any ideas from dieticians/medical professionals, or studies on the topic that anyone has found would be awesome.
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Bumping this. I'm trying to build muscle and have been careful to balance my carbs, fat and protein but my potassium is always about 1/3 of my total goal. I'm wondering how much is enough based on 1700-3500 calories a day.0
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