What Amazing Things Happen When You Eat 2 Bananas Every Day?

New research, published in the American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology, has found a way to have a superior effect on blood pressure. This could be a more effective strategy, opening up new paths to heart health.

Affecting more than 30% of adults globally, high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, arrhythmias and even dementia.

Potassium and sodium are both electrolytes that help the body regulate muscle function and control fluid balance. The balance between these two minerals plays an important role in maintaining healthy blood pressure.

Scientists find a great way to control blood pressure related to bananas

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The effects of potassium are outstanding.

Scientists from the University of Waterloo (Canada) used data from studies simulating how the body reacts to high amounts of sodium or potassium.

The results found that when sodium intake was doubled, blood sodium levels increased only slightly, but blood pressure increased sharply, especially in men.

However, it is worth noting that when increasing the amount of potassium - found in abundance in bananas - both sodium and potassium are excreted through urine, helping to stabilize blood pressure, according to ScitechDaily.

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Why is potassium important?

Research has long shown that excess sodium raises blood pressure while potassium helps lower it. But this new study goes deeper, showing that the ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet is what matters most. When this ratio is out of balance, as it is in the modern diet (which is high in processed foods high in salt and low in potassium-rich fruits and vegetables), blood pressure rises, as does the risk of heart disease and premature death. But increasing potassium—from foods like bananas and broccoli—even without cutting back on sodium can help control blood pressure better. Interestingly, this eating pattern is especially effective for men.

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

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So, researchers recommend that to control blood pressure well, not only cut down on salt but also add more potassium, which is abundant in bananas, broccoli, spinach, sweet potatoes, avocados and beans. These foods not only help balance sodium but also support overall heart health.

Balance is key

This new research highlights an important point: The balance between sodium and potassium is paramount, concludes study co-author Professor Anita Layton, from the University of Waterloo.

Professor Anita Layton said: Our research shows that adding more potassium-rich foods – such as bananas or broccoli, to the diet – may have a more positive impact on blood pressure than simply cutting down on sodium.

Research by Imperial College London (UK), recently published in the medical journal Journal of Human Hypertension, found that eating just 1 extra gram of potassium - equivalent to 2 medium bananas, a cup of spinach or 1 sweet potato - each day can be enough to address high blood pressure.

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