Potassium Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet
For a reader friendly overview of potassium see our consumer fact sheet on potassium.
Potassium dietary supplement fact sheet. Office of dietary supplements health professional fact sheet on potassium for more information on food sources of potas sium. Here s what you need to know about potassium pills the risk of hyperkalemia and other ways to treat low potassium. It s necessary for the heart kidneys and other organs to work normally. This is a fact sheet intended for health professionals.
Learn more about potassium from experts at webmd. We encourage you to talk to your healthcare providers doctor registered dietitian pharmacist etc about your interest in questions about or use of dietary supplements and what may be best for your overall health. Thankfully most people consume enough potassium in their diet that they would not benefit from taking a potassium supplement. Department of agriculture s usda national nutrient database nutrient list for potassium listed by food or by potassium content usda.
For general information about potassium. Potassium is a mineral that s crucial for life. Potassium the most abundant intracellular cation is an essential nutrient that is naturally present in many foods and available as a dietary supplement. Taking a potassium supplement can cause hyperkalemia which is too much potassium in the bloodstream.
Leaching is a process by which some potassium can be pulled out of the vegetable. Instructions for leaching selected high potassium vegetables can be found at the end of this fact sheet.