Decoding Ingredient And Nutrition Labels
Diets are made of choices. Many Americans eat a diet of prepared foods without knowing what is in their food. This video shares how to use nutrition and ingredient information to make healthy diet choices.
n this video:
• Definition of prepared foods. 00:41
• Why ingredient and nutrition information is important. 1:36
• Decoding the nutrition facts label. 3:34
• Decoding the ingredients list. 7:55
Should You Eat A High Or Low Potassium Diet?
- At December 04, 2021
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Potassium is an essential mineral. Many Americans eat a high sodium, low potassium diet. One reason is diets high in meat and ultra-processed foods. Potassium is abundant in plant foods. Many fad diet experts and health and wellness websites recommend obtaining about 4,500 mg of potassium daily.Do healthy adults need 4,000 to 5,000 mg a day? Your kidneys help control blood potassium levels. People with chronic kidney disease must eat a low potassium diet. But, low potassium does not mean little or no potassium. This video shares information about eating a high or low potassium diet.
In this video:
• Why is potassium essential?
• Why you need potassium.
• What is an electrolyte?
• Recommend dietary requirement (RDA) versus adequate intake (AI) and daily value (DV).
• Should you eat a high or low potassium diet?
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20 High Potassium Foods: https://youtu.be/5fJdQyGdlNE
30 Low Potassium Foods: https://youtu.be/tUSkdc5AsE4
Should You Eat A High Or Low Potassium Diet?
- At July 18, 2021
- By Daniel
- In Cooking Tips, Diet, Health & Wellness
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Potassium is an essential nutrient. Depending on your source of information, the recommended amount of daily potassium is between 2,500 to 4,700 milligrams. Since potassium deficiency is so rare in the U.S., there is no official recommend dietary allowance (RDA). Many food manufacturers use 4,000 mg a day to calculate the daily value (DV) listed on nutrition facts labels.
RDA’s and DV’s apply to healthy people. People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) must restrict potassium and other minerals because their kidneys cannot remove excess amounts. And in many cases, including potassium, high blood levels can be as dangerous as low levels.
One Interest rumor is that people with CKD must avoid high potassium foods. That is a myth. People with CKD must limit total daily potassium to essential amount. Whether the potassium comes high or low potassium foods is up to each individual.
In this video:
• How much dietary potassium do you need?
• Blood potassium levels.
• Low and high potassium symptoms.
• Who should limit potassium?
• High and low potassium foods and diets.
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Phytochemicals: https://youtu.be/pJK5dB-0_pg
High Antioxidant foods: https://youtu.be/o5_2uPZ5gdg
Animal vs. Plant Potassium Levels
- At January 06, 2021
- By Daniel
- In Health & Wellness
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Can low carb diets cause a potassium deficiency? This video compares animal versus plant potassium levels for 34 common foods.
Included in this video:
• What is potassium?
• Potassium recommended dietary allowance.
• Symptoms of high and low potassium.
• Diet and potassium.
• Comparison of animal vs. plant food potassium levels.
30 Low Potassium Foods Video
- At June 30, 2020
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Health & Wellness
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Many people eat a high sodium low potassium diet. People eating high potassium diets can consume more sodium. Too much potassium can be as dangerous as too little potassium.
People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have trouble removing excess sodium and potassium. It is important, if instructed by their doctor, to eat a low potassium diet. Potassium is in all foods; animal and plant.
This video looks at 30 foods providing less potassium than most other foods.
