Posted on 04/15/2025 6:08:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
I do, I take potassium supplements, 2% RDA, twice a day at meal time. Plus bananas, leafy greens and potatoes..............
Thanks for the info. Must buy more bananas.
Durian is also high in potassium.
Durian?...............
Avocados. More potassium than bananannananas.
“Tired of taking pills that sap my energy.”
beta blockers will do that ... if that’s what you’re taking, you might want to talk to your doc about switching to an ARB, the class of BP meds with the lowest side-effect profile ... most are generic now, so relatively inexpensive ...
A whole medium avocado typically has around 225 to 300 calories, depending on its size. A medium-sized banana contains approximately 105 calories..............
the role potassium plays in BP is well known:
https://www.google.com/search?q=kidney+elimination+of+sodium+tied+to+potassium
also, lots of other foods are high in potassium without the sugar contained in bananas:
https://www.google.com/search?q=best+source+of+potassium
FYI
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of potassium for adults is 2,600 to 3,400 mg per day, depending on age and gender.
> Durian?...............
Yes, Durian the king of fruits.
Had to look it up.
We don’t get much call for that around these parts..............
But bananas 🍌 make it hard to poop.
I’ve never heard of that.....................
Yes, they’re binding.
The BRAT Diet
BRAT stands for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast, which are all bland, soft, low-fiber foods that can help alleviate diarrhea and even reduce your risk of developing dehydration.
All of the foods in the BRAT diet are classified as binding foods because they can help solidify your stool and decrease diarrhea. They’re also easy to digest, so they typically don’t put extra strain on your body and can help you hold down your food if vomiting is an issue.
Eating a banana for diarrhea is especially helpful because, in addition to its easy digestibility, bananas are high in potassium. When you have chronic and persistent diarrhea, potassium is one of the electrolytes that’s expelled from your body in large volume. Bananas can help replace that lost potassium and reduce your risk of dehydration.
Never had that problem and I eat bananas practically every day..............
I suppose that having a banana a day would help with high blood pressure on a national basis. Medium banana contains around 375 mg of potassium, which is something like 1/8 of what people actually need. However, the negatives of consuming a banana include the fact that they are loaded with sugars, and will lead to pre-diabetes and diabetes among many people. Simple fact is that there are many foods which contain more potassium Than bananas, and quite a number of them do not significantly elevate blood sugar levels. See the following article: https://www.health.com/foods-with-more-potassium-than-a-banana-11708177
Additionally, and perhaps even better, would be to have a shaker full of potassium chloride, rather than one filled with sodium chloride (IOW, salt) on your table. I routinely put a shake or two of this on many of the foods that I eat. No, it does not taste exactly like salt, but it is very close and it is very easy to get accustomed to it. I figure that between not adding salt to my diet as much as I used to, consuming avocados, and adding potassium as I have just described, I am getting pretty much everything that I need without jacking up my blood sugars.
I used to eat a banana every day. Now it is hard to find decent bananas. I want yellow bananas and they are sold green now. Produce guy told me when they are green they are better for you. I don’t like them and they seem to rot as soon as they barely turn yellow.
Thanks
BKMK
Potassium rich foods
Swiss chard, 1 cup cooked (960 mg)
Spinach, 1 cup cooked (840 mg)
Avocado, 1 cup (708 mg)
Sweet potato, medium (700 mg)
Bok choy, 1 cup cooked (630 mg)
Potato, medium (610 mg)
White beans, 1/2 cup (600 mg)
Beets, 1 cup (520 mg)
Brussels sprouts, 1 cup cooked (500 mg)
Broccoli, 1 cup cooked (460 mg)
Cantaloupe, 1 cup (430 mg)
Banana, 1 medium (420 mg)
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