Does it Matter What Form of Potassium i take while Fasting?

[SQAAD]

I am doing a water-fast and i am gonna eat 2-3grams of salt and take potassium and magnesium supplements.

I have heard to take potassium chloride. But does it really matter what form of potassium i take? This study seems to suggest that it doesn't really matter:   https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.HYP.0000158264.36590.19

This is the potassium supplement i have. It is potassium gluconate.

Can i take this instead of potassium chloride?

Edited May 24, 2021 by SQAAD

[The0Self]

Potassium without food is almost never a good idea. Lots of sodium and magnesium should generally get the job done. Any potassium capsules/pills will have an almost insignificant amount anyway. In any case, the answer to your question is potassium chloride. Not in capsule/pill form.

But I really should reiterate — you’ll probably want to skip the potassium altogether. Sodium is most important on a fast. Magnesium is #2.

Edited May 24, 2021 by The0Self

[SQAAD]

16 hours ago, The0Self said:

Potassium without food is almost never a good idea.

Why it's not a good idea??

[The0Self]

7 hours ago, SQAAD said:

Why it's not a good idea??

Heart conductivity issues. And eventually on a fast, your blood pressure will crash unless you consume a lot of sodium — which is basically perfectly antagonistic against potassium so you’d just be detracting from what you’re trying to achieve with the sodium.

[SQAAD]

@The0Self Ok. Thank you. I won't take potassium then probably. I saw a video from a Youtuber Dorian Wilson proposing it in one of his fasting videos.