Potassium-rich Foods can Cut Risk of Stroke

Potassium-rich foods like banana can reduce the risk of stroke, death in postmenopausal women, says study. Senior author Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D., from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, said that previous studies had shown that potassium consumption may lower blood pressure. The findings give women another reason to eat their fruits and vegetables for they are good sources of potassium, which not only lowers postmenopausal women's risk ...