Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Three kiwi fruits per day reduces blood pressure

Three kiwi fruits per day reduces blood pressure

Reached a study presented at the scientific meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando that eating the fruit kiwi green harsh taste three times a day reduces blood pressure. And high blood pressure, which is one of the risk factors in heart disease, which remains the primary cause of death in the world. Has included the study, which lasted eight weeks, under the supervision of a dead Svendsen of the University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, 118 people average age 55 years, suffering from a slight increase in blood pressure.

The group of patients from the three fruits of kiwi fruit to the daily diet, while the other group added an apple a day. And kiwi fruit contains a substance lutein antioxidant. After eight weeks the researchers found that systolic blood pressure in the group dealing with the kiwi lower on the 24-hour 6.3 mm Hg for the group dealing with apples. And systolic blood pressure refers to the top number in a blood pressure reading. The researchers said the diastolic blood pressure was also less in a kiwi.

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