SCOFFING bananas boosts heart health, medics claim. Experts found adults who regularly ate potassium-rich foods were 13 per cent less likely to end up having a cardiovascular event. Cardiovascular …
Researchers quizzed them about their diet, measured their blood pressure, and took pee samples to see how much potassium they consumed.Women who had the highest potassium intake were 11 per cent less likely to have heart trouble than those who ate the least.
And men saw a nine per cent drop. Overall, the risk for all adults fell by around 13 per cent if they chowed on plenty of potassium-rich foods. Prof Vogt added: “The relationship between potassium and cardiovascular events was the same regardless of salt intake, suggesting that potassium has other ways of protecting the heart on top of increasing sodium excretion.”The World Health Organization recommends a maximum of 5g of per day.
“An easy way to boost your potassium intake is by eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. "Other foods like pulses, fish, nuts, seeds and milk are also high in potassium and low in salt, so can help benefit your heart."
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