Potassium in out diets can stave off the risk of strokes. A new report into diet and health by the World Health Organisation claims that eating foods high in the mineral, such as bananas and other fruit and veg, was highly beneficial when it came to cutting the risk of suffering a stroke. Lowering the amount of salt consumed was also advised. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that salt intake should be reduced to 3g a day in the UK adult population by 2025, while it is advised to eat 4g of potassium daily.
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