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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

HIGHER DIETARY CONSUMPTION OF POTASSIUM MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RATES OF STROKE

HeartWire (2/28, Nainggolan) reported that "the largest meta-analysis so far conducted examining the impact of potassium intake on cardiovascular outcomes has found that higher dietary consumption of this mineral is associated with lower rates of stroke and could also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and total CVD." These findings "apply to all sectors of society and not just to specific 'at-risk' subgroups, say Dr Lanfranc D'Elia (University of Naples Medical School, Italy) and colleagues in the study, published in the March 8, 2011 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Posted by Steven Almany M.D.

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