Potassium-Rich Foods May Boost Women’s Heart Health, Study Says
at NYU Langone Health says that the idea of potassium lowering the risk for cardiovascular disease and improving heart health and blood pressure isn’t anything new. What makes this study so impressive is that it included a huge cohort and they found a very significant change through their data, especially in women, he says.
But the main question experts still have is—why women? The study found the strongest association between lowering blood pressure and an increase in potassium intake for women who consumed high amounts of sodium. They did not find the same for men, and experts are still scratching their heads. In the study, experts reference research done on rats where the female sex hormone likely played a part in the role of potassium in their overall health. But, studies on rats don't always equate to human circumstances, Dr. Weintraub says. Additionally, the researchers note that many of the women involved in the study were postmenopausal, so other mechanisms may be playing a role in this case.
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