Potássio ajuda a controlar a tensão arterial

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4386998/How-reverse-high-blood-pressure.html

Citando:
"High blood pressure is most often caused by increased levels of dietary sodium
Known as hypertension, it is believed to affect 1 billion people around the world
But scientists have found potassium balances out the effects of salt in the body
Experts claim that the mineral works in the same way as commonly used drugs"
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"HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU EAT?

A 2004 Institute of Medicine report recommends that adults consume at least 4.7 grams of potassium per day to lower blood pressure. This amount would also blunt the effects of dietary sodium and reduce the risks of kidney stones and bone loss. For example, eating three quarters of a cup of black beans will help you achieve almost 50 per cent of your daily potassium goal.

While to achieve the full amount, you would have to consume 11 bananas. "

O sal, Nova Iorque e os extremismos americanos?

Citando:
"[Court rule] requires chain restaurants to post a symbol — a salt shaker inside a triangle — next to food items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium."


As críticas:
"The court's decision comes one week after a study, published in The Lancet, which found a diet too low in sodium may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease.
It is one of several studies that have recently been published that question whether 2,300 milligrams is the correct number."


Detalhes:
 http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2016/05/with-courts-blessing-city-to-begin-enforcing-sodium-rule-june-6-102251#ixzz49uqlb4SS
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