potassium- rich foods potassium and your diet while many people take supplements better bet is to fill your plate daily with regularly adding foods such as avocados chicken breasts and salmon that are both keto-friendly and high in potassium “people really do have to focus on supplements contain relatively low doses aiming for an intake of 3,400 mg a day of potassium." contain potassium chloride rather than check with your doctor or pharmacist because extra potassium could be dan- gerous for people with kidney disease or those taking certain hypertension medi- cations or potassium-sparing diuretics people will get enough potassium if they fill their plates with “real” food such as fresh fruits and vegetables rather than “processed junk” that often comes in the form of prepackaged convenience foods on store shelves "it doesn't matter if you are vegan to paleo,” the costco member says potassium levels." nicknamed the "potassium stick," bananas would appear to be the undisputed food choice for bolstering potassium levels are a good-but not the best-source of the mineral while a medium banana contains bigger punch with skin provides while acorn squash checks in at 896 mg per cup other potassium- spinach • whole avocado • raisins • prunes • watermelon • wild-caught • lima beans sunflower seeds • orange juice • baked sweet potato with skin how much is enough? and medicine issued a report establish- ing an adequate intake level of potas- for women and 3,400 mg for men tant with the national institutes of health's office of dietary supplements says the new levels continue to empha- size the importance of the mineral in the diet and the fact that most people do not consume enough potassium “i think it is fair to say that the dietary guidelines for americans have identified potassium as a ‘nutrient of one of the nutrients people should con- tinue to focus on to make sure they are getting enough,” haggans says andrea downing peck is a freelance writer in washington state
