date:Jul 26, 2022
consumed the most potassium had a 13% lower risk of cardiovascular events than those who consumed the least potassium. The comparable risk reductions were 7% and 11%, respectively, when men and women were separately examined.
The relationship between potassium and cardiovascular events was the same regardless of salt intake, suggesting that potassium has other ways of protecting the heart on top of increasing sodium excretion, details Vogt.
The amount of salt consumed affected the link between