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Eat This Carb to Prevent
Strokes
  Here's a carb you shouldn't have any qualms about eating, because it's loaded with a stroke-stopping ingredient: potatoes.

  Whether you favor fingerling, red, or russets, spuds are loaded with potassium. And in a recent study, men and women who consumed the most
potassium had a 20 percent lower risk of stroke compared with those who consumed the least amount of the mineral.

The Makings of a Mineral

  The reason potassium has such health charms? Turns out the mineral helps lower blood pressure, an important risk factor for stroke. Potassium
somehow softens the effect that sodium has on blood pressure, helping to keep it under wraps. And potassium may also hamper hardening of the arteries
and the formation of clots -- more bad things that can set the stage for strokes.

Top Tater

  How much extra potassium did the top consumers get in the study? If you had a glass of orange juice for breakfast, a quarter cup of raisins for a snack,
and a baked potato for dinner (with the skin), you'd get an additional 1,600 milligrams -- an amount that would nudge you into the high-potassium group.
Not getting your fill of this blood-pressure-friendly nutrient? Don't take a supplement; it's safest to get your potassium from food. Increase your intake
with these spud-loving recipes
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Eat This Carb to Prevent Strokes