Potassium as good as sodium for healthy blood pressure

Potassium is a mineral that is needed for human body to function properly, it helps muscles to contract and promotes regular heartbeat.

Diet rich in potassium regulates harmful effects of too much salt in the body, excess consumption of sodium can cause hypertension, eating foods rich in potassium can reduce the blood pressure to normal. Foods rich in potassium are: Carrot, Banana, Sweet potato, Dark leafy greens,  Fish, and Avocado.

According to Dr Alicia McDonough of University of California, eating foods high in potassium is equivalent to taking a substance that increases production of urine and reduce sodium in the body.

High intake of potassium leads to excretion of more salt and water and decreases potassium excretion, this will put the blood pressure under control.

Researchers established the link between diet and blood pressure after accessing rodents and discovered that the body does a balancing act to control potassium in the body by using sodium.

Father's lifestyle and diet affect the cognitive skills of his offspring

Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease have shown that if male rodents eat foods rich in vitamin B12, methionine and folic acid, their offspring will not perform well in memory test.

Child development is also affected by father's diet and lifestyle: if male rodents eat food rich in fats, their offspring may become diabetic.

Another group of rodents was given balanced diet, mated with female mice, their offspring was examined and their is clear difference between rodents that were fed with balanced diet and those fed with methyl donor-rich diet.

This shows that mother's diet is not the only cause of abnormality in offspring, paternal diet can affect learning skills in offspring.