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5 life-saving banana benefits (slideshow)
1. For healthy arteries, eat a banana!
Evidence keeps piling up for the crucial role potassium plays in preventing stroke and heart attack.
Most recently, a 2017 study at the University of Alabama found that mice fed a low-potassium diet showed more arterial hardening and stiffness, while those who ate a high-potassium diet showed an actual reduction in these conditions.
The researchers found they could actually prevent the buildup of calcified plaque in the arteries of mice by increasing their potassium intake.
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