Potassium-rich diet may cut risk of heart failure by 24%, study suggests

Potassium-rich foods such as avocados increase the amount of salt the body removes from the bloodstream. Photograph: Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images

Eating foods rich in potassium, such as avocados, bananas and spinach, could reduce your risk of heart conditions, hospitalisation and death by 24%, a study suggests.

Previous research has shown that cutting out salt from meals can slash your risk of heart problems. Reducing the number of meals to which you add salt or ditching it altogether can make a huge difference to your heart health.