Studies Confirm That Potassium-Rich Foods Are Great For Your Heart

Studies Confirm That Potassium-Rich Foods Are Great For Your Heart

Recent studies have confirmed that the consumption of foods rich in potassium such as raw fruits and vegetables is the best way to protect yourself against stroke.

The importance of eating plenty of potassium rich foods including potatoes, leafy green vegetables and bananas cannot be understated for those who wish to reduce their chances of suffering a stroke or even a coronary artery disease. In a recent study conducted by Italian scientists, the findings concluded that a higher intake of potassium was linked to a 19% reduced risk of stroke, as well as an 8% reduced risk of coronary heart disease. As such, these research findings have offered support to the worldwide recommendations made for people to generally increase their intake of potassium-rich foods, if they wish to protect themselves from vascular diseases. Other foods which are recommended for their good concentrations of potassium include apricots, soybeans, prune juice, avocado, dried beans, peas and plain non-fat yogurt.

A related study concluded that you can protect yourself against a stroke by partaking in a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables. In this study, the scientists investigated the incidences of stroke amongst more than twenty thousand men and women whose ages ranged between twenty and sixty-five years old; and all who did not suffer from cardiovascular diseases at the beginning of the research study. During the follow up studies which spanned a decade, there were two hundred and thirty three incidences of stroke amongst the subjects. General research findings concluded that persons with high intakes or raw fruits and vegetables in quantities higher than 262 grams a day were 36% less likely to suffer from a stroke, in comparison to persons with a low intake of raw fruits and vegetables in quantities lower than 92 grams a day.