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Dietary fiber and blood pressure
High-fiber diets have been shown to be effective in lowering blood pressure. A group of patients with high blood pressure were given 7 grams of additional fiber per day over a three-month period. They...
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Water intake and blood pressure
For decades salt restriction has been prescribed in the treatment of high blood pressure. A study from the Institute of Nutrition and Department of Pharmacology at the University of Montreal reveals...
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Exercise and high blood pressure
Lower extremity exercise such as walking, jogging and cycling lowered blood pressure in hypertensive adults (American Journal of Hypertension 7:115-119, 1994). The large muscles of the legs may be the...
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Blood pressure and cognitive function
Those who have high systolic blood pressure during midlife are at increased risk of cognitive impairment in old age. (Journal of the American Medical Association 274(23)1846-1851, December 20, 1995)...
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Hypertension, retinal degeneration, vegetarian diet
A study carried out in the Republic of China revealed that individuals on a strict vegetarian diet (no meat, fish, milk, eggs, and alcohol or tobacco) have less high blood pressure than persons...
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Sugar, Blood Pressure
Sucrose (sugar) intake may increase blood pressure. (American Journal of Hypertension 3:560-562, 1990) Other studies have indicated that the intake of refined carbohydrates produce an increase in blood...
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