My Wife the Dietitian5 Apr 2023

Nutrition Nuggets 8 - Potassium Sodium Ratio; Balance for Blood Pressure

On today's Nutrition Nuggets, mid-week mini episode, we discuss a few strategies to help with better balance of potassium and sodium intake in the diet.

Less than 2% of the US adult population actually meet their recommended daily intake of potassium in the diet. In addition, 98% of the US population exceed their recommended amount of sodium. There's an important relationship with these two minerals. Plus, there's many reasons for this imbalance, with a big one being the amount of processed/packaged/fast foods that the average person eats overall. Many of the potassium-rich foods are foods with no labels. Whole, minimally processed foods, such as vegetables are naturally high in potassium and low in sodium.

Due to this imbalance in the diets, many people are at increased risk of cardiovascular problems, heart attack, and strokes.

Changing the balance of potassium and sodium can make a difference to improve blood pressure levels and help improve quality of the diet for better health.

We discuss three key take away points for better blood pressure control.

Resources:

Sodium Initiatives - NYC Health

Potassium labeling of foods: Potential benefit for blood pressure

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