<story><title>New mathematical model shows how the body regulates potassium</title><url>https://phys.org/news/2023-01-mathematical-body-potassium.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nealabq</author><text>I once consumed a couple of grams of NU-Salt (potassium chloride) in an effort to lower blood pressure. Indeed it works. Also lowers heart rate. And makes your face numb. Use it lightly on food otherwise everything taste metallic.&lt;p&gt;This wasn&amp;#x27;t a very wise experiment -- I don&amp;#x27;t recommend it. Injected, KCl can kill you (and is used for executions). I don&amp;#x27;t know the fatal oral dose, but it&amp;#x27;s so orally unpleasant you&amp;#x27;d probably be vomiting before getting there.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mikewarot</author><text>I bought a shaker of Nu-Salt after the previous mention of potassium a month ago[1]&lt;p&gt;I use it instead of table salt to season food. (But still use conventional salt in cooking). The first time I used a bit too much, and everything tasted... off. Since then I&amp;#x27;ve backed off, and it&amp;#x27;s ok.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m shocked at how much weight I&amp;#x27;ve lost (approximately 20 pounds, but I am morbidly obese)&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=34072801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=34072801&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>New mathematical model shows how the body regulates potassium</title><url>https://phys.org/news/2023-01-mathematical-body-potassium.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nealabq</author><text>I once consumed a couple of grams of NU-Salt (potassium chloride) in an effort to lower blood pressure. Indeed it works. Also lowers heart rate. And makes your face numb. Use it lightly on food otherwise everything taste metallic.&lt;p&gt;This wasn&amp;#x27;t a very wise experiment -- I don&amp;#x27;t recommend it. Injected, KCl can kill you (and is used for executions). I don&amp;#x27;t know the fatal oral dose, but it&amp;#x27;s so orally unpleasant you&amp;#x27;d probably be vomiting before getting there.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fbdab103</author><text>Oral LD50 is ~2.6g&amp;#x2F;kg, for a fatal dose on the order of 180 grams. Which, indeed, sounds impossible to consume without retching out your guts.</text></comment>