Potassium participates in the metabolism of a wide variety of nutrients, and is beneficial in adjusting the osmotic concentration balance in the body. It also helps to maintain the health of the nervous system, the muscles of the whole body and the mind, and is an essential nutrient in the human body. The following is to share with you the high blood pressure people are very easy to lack of potassium because of what and if the body lack of potassium will be how.

1. Long-term use of blood pressure-lowering drugs related. There is a part of the blood pressure lowering drugs, such as diuretics class, eat for a long time, very easy to cause hypokalemia. If you suffer from the harm of the drugs, you can immediately notify the physician, under their specific guidance to consider to the demolition of other types of blood pressure-lowering drugs.

2. The usual low intake of potassium is also related to the hypertensive patients, high sodium food, production of processed foods, fried barbecue and ethanol should not be eaten, people's appetite will be jeopardized, usually picky about food and even loss of appetite, there are many middle-aged and elderly friends of the daily vegetarian diet, the nutrient intake is not uniform, over time, it is very easy to cause potassium intake is not enough to occur in the condition of hypokalemia.

3. Too much renal potassium loss is also relevant, especially primary (or primary) aldosteronism, related to this kind of unique disease.

1. The lack of zinc in the body will reduce the level of muscle excitement throughout the body, the whole body muscle closure and release pressure will be found abnormal, and then people will easily feel tired, no strength, especially legs. Even if the quality of sleep is sufficient, but is often feel very tired.

2. Potassium deficiency will continue to jeopardize the regular digestive absorption and digestive system, jeopardizing all normal bowel movements of the stomach and intestines, very easy to occur a series of digestive discomfort, such as nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting. Don't always feel is eat bad or gastrointestinal bad caused by, to consider hypokalemia.

3. Lack of potassium will lead to more water in the body, very easy to swell, low potassium on the cardiovascular physical and mental health of the adverse effects of some higher, is likely to be accompanied by abnormal heartbeat. In more serious cases, it may even lead to sudden cardiac death. Therefore, high blood pressure groups, if you find that the human body will often appear these types of abnormalities in the main performance, to pay great attention to, perhaps hypokalemia data signals, should be checked immediately, and immediately replenish potassium to alleviate the feeling of discomfort, to reduce the risk of low-potassium on the human body's health.