date:Apr 09, 2013
om and Imperial College London examined 22 randomized controlled trials that involved 1,606 people and 11 cohort studies that included 127,038 people.
Higher intake of potassium, which is found in such foods as bananas, baked beans and granola, was associated with a 24% lower risk of stroke. Evidence was found of reduced systolic blood pressure and reduced diastolic blood pressure. The results suggest increased potassium intake potentially is beneficial to most people without impaired renal han