Are You Fear of Stroke? Fight'em With 3 Bananas a Day! [STUDY]

Stroke is a terrible disease because the occurrence can take place quite fast. If it is not rescued immediately it will lead to death, otherwise if it's still can be rescued the victim will experience disability. The new study found that eating 3 bananas per day can help lower your risk of stroke.



Researchers from UK and Italy have found that eating three bananas a day can reduce stroke risk.
Researchers say that eating a banana for breakfast, a banana for lunch and a banana for the evening will provide adequate potassium to reduce the possibility of suffering blood clots in the brain about around 21 percents. Besides bananas, the research also shows that stroke can be prevented by consuming potassium-rich foods such as spinach, beans, milk fish and lentils.

Although some previous studies say that the banana is important for controlling blood pressure and preventing stroke, the results are not always consistent. However, new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology have scientists analyzed data from 11 different studies since the era of the '60s and combined to obtain the overall result.

Researchers found a daily intake of about 1,600 mg of potassium, less than half of the daily recommended intake for adult by the UK which is 3500 mg, is enough to reduce the risk of stroke more than a fifth. The average banana contains about 500 milligrams of potassium, which helps lower the blood pressure and control the fluid balance in the body. While too little potassium can cause gastrointestinal irritability, nausea, irregular heartbeat and diarrhea.


"Intake of potassium in most countries is far below the recommended daily amount," said researchers from the University of Warwick and University of Naples, as reported by Indiavision, Friday (8/7/2011).

If people eat Potassium-Rich Foods and also reduce the salt intake, the global annual death rate from stroke could be cut more than one million people per year.

"High blood pressure is the biggest stroke driving factor, and this research has shown that potassium can help lower blood pressure," said one spokesman for the Stroke Association.

Hmm.. Look like I should eat 1 banana per day :)
Anyway, good job for UK & Italy Researchers!