You’ll help maintain healthy blood pressure
While high sodium intake is known to raise blood pressure, potassium works with sodium to keep it in check. Your kidneys filter blood and remove excess fluid, which becomes urine. This fluid balance is regulated by sodium and potassium.
When this balance is disrupted, fluid retention increases, elevating blood pressure. Less than 2% of U.S. adults meet the daily potassium recommendation, putting many at risk of hypertension.
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