NIH Fact Sheet Links
Links for the National Institutes of Health fact sheets.
Micronutrients are an important part of any healthy lifestyle. This is especially true for keto lifestyles, in which your body retains less water. The main micronutrients are potassium, calcium, sodium, and magnesium. They’re responsible for proper body function and affect everything from heart and kidney function to nerve transmission. But, how much of each should you be consuming in a day? Some individuals require more micronutrients than others (pregnant women, for example), and the average American is not getting sufficient amounts of one of the most important nutrients, potassium. Black Americans typically consume even less micronutrients than the rest of the population1.
Fortunately, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published fact sheets that make it easy to determine your recommended daily allowance of potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Follow the links below to find your RDA for each nutrient, then plug them into our Meal Planner and Calculator to easily hit your macros AND micros, everyday!
NIH Potassium Consumer Fact Sheet
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-Consumer/
NIH Calcium Consumer Fact Sheet
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/
NIH Magnesium Consumer Fact Sheet
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-Consumer/