California raisins may lower blood pressure

摘要

Eating raisins three times a day may significantly lower blood pressure among individuals with slightly higher than normal blood pressure. The research, from the American College of Cardiology's 6ist Annual Scientific Session, involved randomly assigning 46 participants with pre-hyper-tension to snack on raisins or pre-packaged commercial snacks that did not contain raisins or other fruits or vegetables, three times a day for 12 weeks. "Raisins have intrinsic properties that could support heart and vascular health; however, we believe this is the first controlled study to specifically and scientifically support raisins' blood pressure-lowering effects compared to other snacks," says lead researcher Dr Harold Bays.