James, potassium and sodium should be in at least a 2-1 ratio for optimum health. In the typical western diet, there is way too much sodium and not nearly enough potassium. The old ratio in Multi Grain Cherrios was exactly the opposite of what it should be. The new formula is at least moving in the right direction. Although I suspect this was not an intentional change by General Mills, but just the result of a supplement formula and ingredient mixture adjustment done to increase profits.