Consuming a diet rich in potassium may help protect the heart and kidney health of patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study has claimed.
Kidney failure and heart disease are common life-threatening complications of diabetes. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing kidney failure and heart disease.
To examine whether higher intake sodium and potassium are associated with these risks, Shin-ichi Araki of Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan and his colleagues studied a group of 623 patients with type 2 diabetes and normal kidney function.
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