Ucwaningo oluthokozisayo ngendlela eyanelisayo - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukusetshenziswa njalo/njalo kwamazambane (abilisiwe noma abhakiwe) kuzosiza umzimba womuntu noma cha. Ukudla amazambane abilisiwe noma abhakiwe kwehlisa umfutho wegazi futhi kusiza ekuvimbeleni umfutho wegazi ophakeme.
Amazambane angumthombo oyinhloko we-potassium ekudleni kwabantu baseNtshonalanga. Abacwaningi baseNyuvesi yasePardue bafunde imiphumela yezithako ze-potassium kumfutho wegazi nezinye izici eziyingozi zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Izivivinyo zemitholampilo zazibandakanya amadoda nabesifazane abangama-30 abanomfutho wegazi ophakeme noma i-prehypertension. Imiphumela yabonisa ukuthi ukudla amazambane abhakiwe noma abilisiwe kwaholela ekunciphiseni komfutho wegazi we-systolic uma kuqhathaniswa neqembu lokulawula, elidla ukudla okujwayelekile kwaseMelika, kodwa ngaphandle kwamazambane.
Ababhali baphinde bathola ukuthi ngokuphambene nenkolelo evamile yokuthi inguqulo yekhalori ephezulu kakhulu yamazambane, amafrimu aseFrance, iyingozi ohlelweni lwenhliziyo, ukukhonza kwansuku zonke kwalo mkhiqizo oqukethe ama-calories angu-330 akunawo umthelela omubi emithanjeni yegazi.
Umphumela onenzuzo wamazambane usekelwe eqinisweni lokuthi anciphisa ukugcinwa kwe-sodium emzimbeni, futhi kulokhu, njengoba ososayensi betholile, basebenza kangcono nakakhulu kunezithako ze-potassium.