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Flush Out Sodium with Potassium-rich Bananas
You've been told to cut back on your sodium to reduce your blood pressure. How about potassium? Increasing the amount of potassium you consume speeds up your body’s ability to flush sodium out. In addition to bananas, try other potassium rich foods, such as baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, orange juice, winter squash, tomato puree, lima beans, cantelope, and yogurt.
http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/Chapter8.pdf (p.40)
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/305_eat.html#lowersodium
Potassium, magnesium, and calcium: their role in both the cause and treatment of hypertension.
Houston MC, Harper KJ. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jul;10(7 Suppl 2):3-11. Review.
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This is great to know! I try
Posted by addison | Fri, 10/28/2011 - 9:43am
It would seem so!!
Posted by ltownsend | Fri, 10/28/2011 - 10:38am
It would seem so!!
I am such a big fan of
Posted by ltownsend | Sun, 07/10/2011 - 4:29pm
I am such a big fan of bananas in every way... raw, breakfast smoothies, whole grain banana bread with yogurt, cakes and pies (okay, maybe not so healthy!), with almond butter as a snack, and as a special treat... bananas foster! What a bonus to know that it helps to flush out sodium!