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2. Women, take note: ditch stroke and hypertension risk
The importance of potassium to heart and artery health has been studied for quite some time.
One study points to particularly important benefits for women.
Researchers studied more than 90,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79 for an average of eleven years. They looked at how much potassium the women consumed through their diet, and whether they’d had a stroke during the study period.
The women who ate the most potassium were 12 percent less likely to suffer a stroke, and 16 percent less likely to suffer an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs when an artery leading to the brain is blocked.
The link between a potassium-rich diet and lowered stroke risk was stronger among the women who didn’t already have high blood pressure. This suggests that potassium may be most effective in preventing hypertension and stroke before they begin.
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