Drinking cherry juice can significantly reduce high blood pressure, particularly in males with early hypertension, to a level comparable to that achieved by medication, a new research has found.
High blood pressure if left untreated, increases risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, stroke or dementia. The findings showed that men who drank tart Montmorency cherry juice — a variety of sour cherry — saw a peak reduction in their blood pressure of seven millimetre of mercury (mmHg) in the three hours after consuming the drink.
This reduction is comparable to the level achieved by anti-hypertensive drugs, the researchers said.
When phenolic acids, protocatechuic and vanillic —compounds present within the cherry concentrate —reached their peak levels in the plasma, systolic blood pressure showed greatest improvement.
Blood pressure and blood samples were taken before the cherry concentrate was consumed and blood pressure was measured on an hourly basis thereafter. — IANS
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