In medical news is often possible to read the facts that the journalist processed. Sometimes the journalist himself up with a plausible explanation for some events.
Recently, the network has a story about the fact that yogurt can be good for the heart. Journalists wrote that the reason for potassium, which many in the yogurt. They also stated that the 100 grams of yogurt contains 20% Daily Value for potassium rates. I thought it was suspicious. Never heard that dairy products high in potassium.
Adult man needs 2500 - 3500 mg of potassium per day. The yoghurt potassium lower than in the milk - about 140 mg per 100 g That is, to get a daily rate of potassium, you need to eat about two kilograms of yogurt. As a bit too much ...
The original article was published in February of last year in the American Journal of Hypertension. There it was that among people with high blood pressure rarely a stroke or heart attack if they regularly consume yogurt.
In this article, do not say anything about potassium
. but remember calcium. Previously we believed that dairy calcium is due to a positive effect on blood pressure and the risk of stroke with heart attacks. Journalists can be mixed calcium and potassium? But the strange news is potassium remembered as a useful element for the heart. Let us leave this statement to journalists of conscience.The American people have used article two or more servings of yogurt a week. That was enough to some components of the bacteria fermented milk product a positive impact on the arterial wall.
It turns out that the potassium in yogurt a little, but the yogurt is useful for the cardiovascular system. Over time, scientists will conduct further research and find out all the details.
