Key Takeaways

Eating more potassium-rich foods like bananas may help lower blood pressure.

Biological sex and age influence how the body responds to sodium and potassium.

One banana a day contributes to potassium intake, but you need multiple sources of potassium to meet your daily needs.

Bananas are well known for their potassium content, and that nutrient may offer important heart-health benefits. Research suggests that regularly consuming potassium-rich foods, such as bananas, can help lower blood pressure.

Potassium Intake May Help Lower Blood Pressure

A recent study in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology reinforces evidence that increasing potassium intake while reducing sodium can help manage high blood pressure effectively.

“Sodium increases blood pressure,

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