date:Jul 26, 2022
3.5 g of potassium and no more than 2 g of sodium (5 g of salt) daily.
Vegetables, fruit, nuts, legumes, dairy products and fish are among the foods high in potassium.
Health advice has focused on limiting salt intake, but this is difficult to achieve when our diets include processed foods, adds Vogt. Potassium helps the body excrete more sodium in the urine. In our study, dietary potassium was linked with the greatest health gains in women.
Analyzing potassium intake
The EPIC-Norfolk study