Bananas 'cut stroke risk for women after menopause': Foods high in potassium found to reduce chance by up to a quarter

• Researchers studied 90,137 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79
• Women who ate most potassium 27per cent less likely to suffer stroke
• Experts have warned too much potassium can harm the heart

Eating bananas could cut the risk of strokes in post-menopausal women, a study suggests. Foods high in potassium could help lower the chance by as much as a quarter, it found.

Researchers studied 90,137 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, for an average of 11 years. They looked at how much potassium they consumed, and whether they had strokes or died during the study.

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