UNSALTED TOMATO JUICE FOR A HEALTHY HEART
MAGIC POTION FOR A HAPPY HEART!!!
According to a research by Tokyo Medical and Dental University, published in the Journal Food, Science and Nutrition, drinking unsalted tomato juice may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, thus benefitting people at the risk of Cardio Vascular disease.
Tomato Juice consists of many bioactive compounds such as, Carotenoid, Vitamin A, Calcium and Gamma Aminobutyric Acid, which have an important role in maintaining good health and keeping Cardio Vascular diseases at bay.
For the purpose of this research, 184 male and 297 participants were given unsalted tomato juice for a year. At the end of the study it was found that blood pressure of 94 participants who had untreated prehypertension or hypertension, dropped significantly. The systolic blood pressure lowered from an average of 141.2 to 137.0 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure lowered from average of 83.3 to 80.9 mmHg.
As for LDL cholesterol, the level in 125 participants decreased from an average of 155.0 to 149.9 mg/dL.
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