Potassium Deficiency?

[joesabido]

Meat has plenty of potassium (around 500mg per 100g), but I've read plenty of Atkins stories about having to take a potassium suplement...

I'm feeling palpitations (my heart doesn't beat faster, just "stronger" I almost can feel it pumping away inside my rib cage) and lightheadedness (1 felt I was going to pass-out like an hour ago), and it kindda points to potassium deficiency...

How can I have a potassium deficit if I'm eating a lot of potassium-rich foods?

What's the deal?

I'm drinking a lot of water, but I'm eating a lot of potassium too...

[Georgiana]

Re: Potassium Deficiency?

Some meats are higher in potassium than others. Beef, depending on the cut, has 250-300 mg in 100 g; chicken has 200-250 mg in 100 g; pork has 350-400 mg in 100 g. So this makes a difference from 500 mg in 100 g, especially since you are not having only 100 g per day, I imagine.

Anyway, do you know how much potassium you average per day? What vegetables are you eating? Posting a few menus might help...

[msanjelpie]

Re: Potassium Deficiency?

Palpitations and lightheadedness can be many things... not just a mineral deficiency...

[liv]

Re: Potassium Deficiency?

And it is a good reason to see the doctor. Not just speculate wildly.