Eating more blueberries helps prevent high blood pressure

A large-scale study by British and American researchers shows that eating blueberries rich in anthocyanins can help prevent high blood pressure and various diseases caused by it Researchers from the University of East Anglia and their counterparts in the United States reported in the new issue of the American Journal of clinical nutrition that in order to study the impact of diet on blood pressure, they conducted a 14 year follow-up survey on the health status of more than 100000 volunteers Meanwhile, the volunteers reported their health every two years and their diet every four years At the start of the project, no one had symptoms of high blood pressure, compared with about 35000 14 years later After analyzing the dietary status of volunteers, the researchers found that those who regularly ate blueberries rich in anthocyanins and therefore consumed a large amount of anthocyanins had a 10% lower risk of high blood pressure than those who did not eat blueberries much Edin Cassidy, a professor at the University of East Anglia who took part in the study, said the study confirmed the effect of anthocyanins on blood pressure Anthocyanins are flavonoids, which are also found in tea, fruit juice, red wine, dark chocolate and other foods It has been known that flavonoids have the effect of lowering blood pressure This study shows that although people can take flavonoids from different ways, blueberries rich in anthocyanins have the most significant effect of lowering blood pressure Strawberry rich in anthocyanins also has a good effect of lowering blood pressure Cassidy revealed that next researchers will carry out more precise quantitative research to determine the optimal consumption of anthocyanins in the daily diet.