date:Apr 09, 2013
place of salt (sodium chloride) to reduce sodium in processed food products. The review in the British Medical Journal addressed sodium and potassium. It said consuming 90 mmol or more of potassium per day and reducing sodium intake to less than 2,000 mg per day would lead to a sodium:potassium ratio of about 1:1, a ratio considered beneficial for health.
According to the review, potassium had the most benefit in reducing blood pressure in individuals who consumed more than 4,000 mg of sodium p