Eating three bananas cuts your risk of a stroke

　A banana for breakfast, one for lunch and one in the evening would provide enough potassium to reduce the chances of suffering a blood clot on the brain by around 21 per cent.
　
The findings, by British and Italian researchers, suggest thousands of strokes could be prevented by the consumption of other potassium-rich foods such as spinach, nuts, milk, fish and lentils.
　　
　　Although some previous studies have suggested bananas could be important for controlling blood pressure and preventing strokes, results have not always been consistent.
　
　　In the latest research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, scientists analysed data from eleven different studies - dating back to the mid-Sixties - and pooled the results to get an overall outcome.
　
　　They found a daily potassium intake of around 1,600 milligrammes, less than half the UK recommended daily amount for an adult of 3,500mg, was enough to lower stroke risk by more than a fifth.
　　
　　The average banana contains around 500 milligrammes of potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure and controls the balance of fluids in the body.
　
　　Too little potassium can lead to an irregular heartbeat, irritability, nausea and diarrhoea.
　　
　　Researchers from the University of Warwick and the University of Naples said potassium intake in most countries is well below the recommended daily amount.
　　
　　But if consumers ate more potassium-rich foods and also reduced their salt intake, the annual global death toll from strokes could be cut by more than a million a year.
　
　　Strokes, which are usually caused when a clot forms and blocks the blood supply to the brain, kill around 200 people every day in the UK.
　　
　　Many more are left disabled and in danger of a second or even third attack which could kill them.
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