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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5568585" data-attributes="member: 14197">Yea... those numbers have changed.&nbsp; the RDA measurement is sorta out of date, Nutritionists prefer a RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) and there is actually there is something called UL (Upper Tolerable Limit) also called a DV (Daily Value).&nbsp; Unfortunately, the UL is often used by food manufacturers and fast food companies to describe RDA.&nbsp; Yes, that is the maximum Recommended Daily Allowance, but they like to leave out the &quot;maximum&quot; part.For sodium, it depends upon age, but the RDI for 15-50 yrs is 1500mg and it goes down as you age. (1300 for 51-70, 1200 for 71+).&nbsp; The new UL of sodium is 2300/day.Buying canned goods off the shelf or boxed goods from the &quot;inner aisles&quot; at the grocery store can quickly get someone over their sodium RDI and blasting above their UL.Yep.&nbsp; I had that one too, and I had a terrible potassium depletion due to it.&nbsp; Your doc should have had you run labs after a month of taking the hydroclorothyazide to check your potassium levels (and possibly your fasting blood glucose).&nbsp; Zinc and magnesium, too. Thiazide diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide is one) commonly produce loss of potassium. Supplementation is often necessary. I made sure I checked with my pharmacist about any special supplementation I would require due to taking the drug. Many Doctors, unfortunately, don't know all the drug/nutrient interactions or depletions of the pharmaceuticals they prescribe.BTW -- do you eat much black licorice?&nbsp; That can cause a condition called hypermineralocorticoidism and it can get nasty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw227, post: 5568585, member: 14197"] Yea... those numbers have changed. the RDA measurement is sorta out of date, Nutritionists prefer a RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) and there is actually there is something called UL (Upper Tolerable Limit) also called a DV (Daily Value). Unfortunately, the UL is often used by food manufacturers and fast food companies to describe RDA. Yes, that is the maximum Recommended Daily Allowance, but they like to leave out the "maximum" part. For sodium, it depends upon age, but the RDI for 15-50 yrs is 1500mg and it goes down as you age. (1300 for 51-70, 1200 for 71+). The new UL of sodium is 2300/day. Buying canned goods off the shelf or boxed goods from the "inner aisles" at the grocery store can quickly get someone over their sodium RDI and blasting above their UL. Yep. I had that one too, and I had a terrible potassium depletion due to it. Your doc should have had you run labs after a month of taking the hydroclorothyazide to check your potassium levels (and possibly your fasting blood glucose). Zinc and magnesium, too. Thiazide diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide is one) commonly produce loss of potassium. Supplementation is often necessary. I made sure I checked with my pharmacist about any special supplementation I would require due to taking the drug. Many Doctors, unfortunately, don't know all the drug/nutrient interactions or depletions of the pharmaceuticals they prescribe. BTW -- do you eat much black licorice? That can cause a condition called hypermineralocorticoidism and it can get nasty. [/QUOTE]

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