Heart disease or in medical terms is called coronary heart disease is a condition that occurs when the main blood vessels that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries) are damaged. Coronary heart disease is one of the highest causes of death in the world. The World Heart Federation estimates that deaths from coronary heart disease in Southeast Asia reach 1.8 million cases by 2014.
For people with heart disease, it is advisable to change lifestyle such as maintaining diet, routine exercise, taking medication regularly and as directed by doctor, and stop smoking. Well, one of the foods that can menghahlau heart disease is banana and avocado.
As quoted from Antara, eating a banana and avocado every day can prevent hardening of the arteries that can lead to heart disease and even death, according to a study.
In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, the researchers rendered mice as experimental subjects. They found that rats fed a diet rich in potassium reduced their risk of vascular calcification - a common complication of heart disease and kidney disease.
Calcification occurs when calcium builds up and accumulates in body tissues, blood vessels, or organs. This buildup can harden and interfere with your body's work processes. Hardening of the arteries called arterisklerosis, can affect the work of the heart.
A potassium-rich diet also reduces the risk of aortic stiffness - a classic cardiovascular risk factor. Potassium is useful to protect blood vessels from oxidative damage and keep them from thickening.
This finding, according to Paul Sanders, Professor at the University of Alabama, has an important potential. This is because this study demonstrates the benefits of potassium to prevent vascular calcification.