Named drink that has an antihypertensive effect

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High blood pressure is considered a potentially life-threatening condition, which increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease and other diseases. The main method of combating hypertension is to change the way of life, including the diet.

It is known that some fruits have an antihypertensive effect. For example, scientists have found out that a blueberry drink can lower blood pressure by improving the function of blood vessels. Scientists came to this conclusion in the course of a study in which the influence of blueberry anthocyanins and circulating metabolites on vascular function was studied. 

40 healthy men took part in the experiment. Some of them drank a drink made from 11 grams of wild blueberry powder (equivalent to 100 g of berries) every day, while the other part drank a control drink that resembled blueberry in taste and color. The team also monitored the subjects' blood pressure and brachial artery dilation using the FMD (Flow Mediated Vasodilation) method.

As a result, it was found that the elasticity of the vascular endothelium improved by approximately 2% two hours after drinking the blueberry drink. , and the effect itself lasted for a month. At the same time, systolic pressure decreased by an average of 5 mm Hg. S. As noted by experts at Harvard Health, the effect was similar to the effect of conventional hypertension drugs during the same period.