You probably already know that getting plenty of calcium in your diet is good for your bones, but it turns out that the mineral potassium might be just as important. Here’s why: A normal drop in hormone levels as you age often causes bone loss, and the acid levels in blood can leach calcium from your skeleton, possibly weakening bones and boosting your risk of osteoporosis—even if you get plenty of calcium andvitamin D. In a decade, that means you could lose 15 percent of your bone density as a result. But potassium—which is probably best known for helping to regulate blood pressure and for preventing muscle cramps—reduces the acidity in your blood. As a result, it locks more calcium in your bones, recent research has found.
But you might not be getting sufficient potassium. Most women get just half of the 4,700 milligrams of potassium per day that is recommended by the Institute of Medicine. So how can you boost your intake? Make sure that you eat more potassium-rich produce, says bone researcher Katherine L. Tucker, Ph.D., professor of nutritional epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The phytochemicals, antioxidants, and potassium that are in produce play a role in protecting bones, she explains; vitamin K andmagnesium help, too.
Here are some smart strategies for ensuring that you get your fill of potassium:
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