Showing posts with label banana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label banana. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Quite a banana

First, the apple fruit is often claimed as a drug. An apple a day will keep the doctor away for thirty days. But, later emerging competitors apples. Banana, believed to be more nutritious than apples. Because the fruit also contains potassium and sodium in the levels of good fit for the health of the organs.

Many agencies are recommending this as a complementary banana menu. Finally, the Food and Drug Administration - POM its United States - called the banana is a source of potassium and low sodium which helped reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. Bananas are claimed to contain 350 mg of potassium and low sodium 140 mg per fruit size. Bananas are also low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
"Matching the right to the heart healthy diet and high blood pressure," a report by FDA recently.

Sodium is an essential source of nutrition. Sodium is found almost exclusively in the extracellular tissue in the body and is involved in the psychological reactions of the body. A person to reduce salt (sodium chloride) - among others through perspiration - to combat high blood pressure.

The high sodium does have an impact on high blood pressure. In addition, also impact on heart health and stroke. The recommended sodium per day - according to your standard - is 500 mg per day up to a maximum of 2,400 mg.

Potassium is found in almost all parts of the body, in the form of a balanced electrolyte. Potassium plays an important role in the activity of the heart muscle and is found in almost all metabolic processes. Experiments on animals show an indication of the risk of fatal stroke associated with low potassium this. The higher levels of potassium, the risk of heart attack and stroke are lower.

Ministry of Health United States recommends 3.5 grams of potassium per day to reduce the risk of this stroke. He advocated the bananas consumed at least one per day, especially for seniors of all races.
Well, really cheap for a healthy.