Potassium

Oral potassium chloride / potassium citrate / potassium bicarbonate / potassium gluconate / clearly isolated potassium-intake interventions

The strongest current support is for kidney stone recurrence. Other uses on this page have narrower, weaker, or not-yet-clear evidence.

What the research says

Each row is a different health effect. A means the support looks strongest, B likely helpful, C mixed or modest, and — not enough human evidence yet.

A · Strong evidence of benefit
A
Kidney stone recurrence
This is the best-supported use on this page. The evidence supports kidney stone recurrence more clearly than the other uses listed here, but not broader claims.
13 papers · 3 research reviews
C · Mixed or limited evidence
C
Blood pressure
The research on blood pressure is mixed, modest, or both. Any claim here should stay narrow and specific.
18 papers · 8 research reviews
C
Bone markers
The research on bone markers is mixed, modest, or both. Any claim here should stay narrow and specific.
7 papers · 1 research review

Safety

Safety is graded separately from benefits. Read these cautions first, especially if you take medication or have a medical condition.

⚠ Concerning The human evidence points to a meaningful reason for caution.
Medication and condition cautions
This is a safety note, not a benefit claim. It points to a real reason for caution.
1 direct human study
Side effects and tolerability
This is a safety note, not a benefit claim. It points to a real reason for caution.
10 direct human studies

Quick facts

A quick read on what this page supports right now.

Health effects reviewed
3 health effects reviewed
Best grade shown
A · Strong evidence of benefit
Benefits with support
3 uses currently show some level of supportive evidence
Safety rows
2 separate safety or caution rows
Research volume
38 unique research papers across graded uses on this page
What this means
Keep any benefit claims limited to the specific graded uses shown here.

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Any future product listings should stay aligned with the specific graded outcomes and the separate safety rows shown here.

How we graded Potassium

This page shows the current public rows for Potassium: 38 unique research papers across 3 visible health effects. Safety rows are shown separately from benefit rows when available. The page includes 12 review-level papers and 26 direct human studies. Each supplement is graded by health effect using a certainty × effect matrix applied across PubMed evidence per health effect. Cochrane reviews and high-quality systematic reviews carry the most weight. See Methodology for full detail.

Read the full methodology → · Citation PDF coming soon