A study published in the European Heart Journal discovered that potassium consumption was associated with lower blood pressure in women, particularly in those who had a high salt intake.
It also showed that, on average, people who ate plenty of potassium in their diets had a 13 per cent lower risk of suffering cardiovascular events such as h eart attack and stroke compared to those who ate the least amount of potassium.
“It is well known that high salt consumption is associated with elevated blood pressure and a raised risk of heart attacks and strokes,” says study author Professor Liffert Vogt of Amsterdam University Medical Centers.
