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Potassium intake: the Cinderella electrolyte
Journal article

Potassium intake: the Cinderella electrolyte

Abstract

Dietary guidelines recommend intake targets for some essential minerals, based on observational and experimental evidence relating mineral intake levels to health outcomes. For prevention of cardiovascular disease, reducing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake are the principal tools. While reducing sodium intake has received greatest public health priority, emerging evidence suggests that increasing potassium intake may be a more …

Authors

O’Donnell M; Yusuf S; Vogt L; Mente A; Messerli FH

Journal

European Heart Journal, Vol. 44, No. 47, pp. 4925–4934

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

December 14, 2023

DOI

10.1093/eurheartj/ehad628

ISSN

0195-668X