Of note, 15 GRAMS of salt = 5,600 mg of sodium. The difference is just a lot of chloride.
Other studies have shown higher death rates for daily intakes under 2,800 mg, or over about 6,500 mg, of sodium a day.
So how does one get their potassium up?
Please tell me an IPA or Guinness counteracts this unpleasantness.
I really, really wish soup manufacturers would add this to their labels: “Add salt to taste.” But they don’t. Instead they add almost a day’s worth of salt to just one small serving.
Yes, I could make my own soups from scratch. But I’m no Julia Child. It’s a weak point with me. It would be so much easier if the soup people were a little more sensible.
So is it the Na or the Cl?
Potassium chloride is about $18 / kg.
It must be the radioactivity.
Too low potassium levels can bring on cardiac arrest. It can also cause mental confusion. I ended up in the hospital in early 2016. My electrolytes were all messed up. I’d been prescribed Hydrochlorothiazide and a potassium supplement for several years without any problems. My sodium, potassium, and magnesium levels were all too low, even with the potassium supplement. Once they got my numbers back to normal levels (3 1/2 days), they sent me home, and took me off both medications. One of the nurses told me that too much potassium was as bad as too little. They never did figure out what caused the problem.
The main things to watch with sodium are sauces like ketchup, bbq sauce, and soy sauce. Just 1 tablespoon packs a wallop.