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The mineral Potassium is of critical importance to human health. It plays a major role in both how and how well the body functions. Athletes drink special beverages to replenish the Potassium lost in perspiration. Individuals who take certain heart and blood pressure drugs that cause Potassium loss are advised to take Potassium supplements to assure that they have adequate Potassium in their bodies.
WHAT DOES POTASSIUM DO?
Generally speaking, Potassium provides the positive electrical charge inside all living cells that is required to balance the negative charges of other elements. This balancing action, maintaining the necessary concentration of nutrients inside and outside the cells, is essential to the normal functioning of every organ system in the body. Potassium also influences the ability of nerves to respond to outside stimulation and of muscles to contract.
HEALTH RISKS OF TOO LITTLE POTASSIUM
In groups on low Potassium diets, strokes; high blood pressure; and diabetes occur much more frequently than in groups who consume sufficient or high Potassium diets. While low Potassium is only one factor that contributes to the development of the diseases, it has been shown that not enough Potassium over time does increase the risk of acquiring one or more of them. In most cases, the increased risk of developing these disorders is associated with relatively modest differences in Potassium intake (1900-2600 mg/day being "low", 2700-2960 mg/day being "adequate").
There are isolated instances in which too much Potassium can be harmful to certain individuals.
Most often, these persons are easily identified and under a physician's supervision, including careful monitoring of their Potassium intake. These include patients with some forms of kidney disease, patients taking certain prescribed medications that interfere with the body's utilization of Potassium, and patients with specific defects in adrenal or pituitary glands.
Less than 2% of the population is considered to be at risk of developing Potassium overload.
As with most nutrients, there is no exact quantity of Potassium that every person should consume.
The Committee on Dietary Allowances recommends 1,875 to 5,625 milligrams of Potassium each day in order
to maintain adequate and safe levels of Potassium balance.
Prehistoric man, eating only natural foods, had a very high Potassium level, estimated to be at least four times higher than the typical diet in Western societies today. In current primitive societies still living on the "stone age diet", studies have found little, if any, evidence of diseases that are known to be related to Potassium deficiency.
Foods containing the highest quantities of Potassium include dairy products, potatoes, and fruits and other vegetables. In a typical diet, dairy products can supply 35-40% of our daily need for Potassium.
DOES OUR DIET HAVE ENOUGH POTASSIUM?
