Soft Drinks Having High Potassium

 

Soft drinks are bought and consumed by millions of people worldwide every single day. Soft drinks are easily the most popular non-alcoholic beverages in the world. Some people, however, are worried about potential health problems that can result from drinking soft drinks. Levels of potassium in soft are of a concern to some people. This article will discuss the basics of potassium in the diet, look at the dangers of potassium for certain people, determine soft drinks high in potassium and list soft drinks low in potassium.

Potassium is a mineral that is vital to normal body function. While I won’t go into scientific details, potassium can lower the risks of some heart diseases and high blood pressure. Orange juice, potatoes, bananas, avocados, tomatoes, broccoli and apricots are all major sources of potassium. Studies on daily potassium intake actually show people don’t have enough potassium in their diets, so a little extra potassium from soft drinks can actually be beneficial for your health. Too much potassium can lead to health problems, but it is very rare for people to be consuming too much potassium.

Potassium can be dangerous for certain people. Those suffering from kidney diseases or on renal dialysis should avoid consuming much potassium as the kidneys are responsible for removing potassium from the bloodstream. Additionally, some prescription medicines react badly with potassium so you should always read all the information that comes with your medication. Now you know the basics of potassium in your diet and know who should avoid too much potassium. Now let’s look at soft drinks high in potassium.

List of soft drinks high in potassium:

• Diet Mountain Dew
• Caffeine Free Diet Mountain Dew
• Diet Pepsi Lime
• Diet Pepsi
• Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry
• Pepsi One
• Pepsi Lime
• Jazz Soft Drinks (all of them)
• Coca-Cola with Lime
• Coca-Cola Zero
• Fresca
• Fresca Black Cherry
• Fresca Peach
• Sprite Zero
• Fanta Berry
• Fanta Zero Orange

Note that these are the soft drinks highest in potassium. The amount of potassium is still much lower than those foods listed above.

List of soft drinks low in potassium:

• Pepsi
• Caffeine Free Pepsi
• Pepsi Wild Cherry
• Coca-Cola
• Caffeine Free Coca-Cola
• Diet Coke
• Caffeine Free Diet Coke
• Cherry Coke
• Sprite
• Vanilla Coke
• Fanta Orange
• Fanta Grape
• Fanta Lemon
• Fanta Citrus
• Fanta Apple
• Fanta Strawberry

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that these lists are accurate at the time of printing, the potassium content of any of these soft drinks may have changed. Always read the label before consuming any soft drinks.

So there you have it. Unless you have kidney diseases or are on medications where you are warned to limit potassium intake, the potassium in soft drinks is extremely unlikely to cause any health problems. If you are trying to increase potassium intake then soft drinks are probably not the best solution. You are better off eating a banana a day (or drinking a milkshake), drinking orange juice or eating one of the other foods listed above. You need to drink a lot of soft drinks to get to the recommended daily intake of potassium.