High blood pressure: the surprising food that could lower your reading

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Bananas are famously a rich source of potassium, but research has shown salmon contains more potassium than an equivalent amount of banana.


(https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2) Other aspects of diet people should look to change to keep blood pressure in check is to cut down on the amount of salt


(sodium) in food. Eating a low-fat diet that includes lots of fibre, such as wholegrain, rice, bread and pasta, as well as plenty of potassium-rich fruit and vegetables, also helps lower


blood pressure. OTHER WAYS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE Being active and taking regular exercise lowers blood pressure by keeping your heart and blood vessels in good condition,


according to the NHS.