Increased intake of potassium can
cause hyperkalemia if kidney function is poor.
There's a lot of different things that can
cause hyperkalemia but the issue with it is that although potassium is really important to maintain the action potential in nerve cells, which means it is also important for muscle contractions for not cramping and stuff like that.
Blackstrap's got so much potassium that it's
caused hyperkalemia.
Not exact matches
That's because
hyperkalemia can
cause the heart to beat irregularly and can lead to a heart attack.
The only thing I can find is that
hyperkalemia can result IF you have renal failure and adding too much KCL to a meal can
cause stomach irritation.
(ACE - inhibiting blood pressure medicines like benazepril and ARBs can actually
cause potassium levels to be above normal =
hyperkalemia).
This problem, called
hyperkalemia causes generalized fatigue, nausea and an irregular, slow heartbeat that can be life threatening.