Top 5 foods you should eat to lower blood pressure – and one may surprise you
- A 2025 study in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology examined blood pressure regulation.
- High blood pressure affects nearly a third of adults and Western diets worsen the issue.
- Researchers used a sex-specific model simulating sodium and potassium's effects on blood pressure.
- Melissa Stadt said, "adding more potassium-rich foods...might have a greater positive impact...than just cutting sodium."
- Increasing potassium intake may lower blood pressure, especially for men, challenging traditional sodium reduction advice.
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Top 5 foods you should eat to lower blood pressure – and one may surprise you
A doctor has shared five foods that have been scientifically proven to help lower high blood pressure - a health risk that affects over a quarter of adults in the UK that could lead to heart attack
Hypertension hack: Sweet fruit could deliver 'greater' reductions in blood pressure than cutting salt
Hypertension hack: Sweet fruit could deliver 'greater' reductions in blood pressure than cutting salt - Eating more bananas could be more effective at lowering blood pressure than simply reducing salt intake, a new study has revealed


The fruit that’s better at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt
Nearly a third of adults worldwide are affected by high blood pressure and its complications
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