Nutr Rev: phytochrome can significantly reduce blood pressure

February 24, 2020 / BIOON / -- a new paper in nutrition reviews found that quercetin intake can significantly reduce hypertension in patients with cardiovascular disease The researchers here refer to a number of studies to assess the effect of quercetin on blood pressure and blood glucose levels Quercetin is a kind of plant pigment, which is common in many plants and foods, such as onion, tea, apple and red wine Each study used here assessed blood glucose, total cholesterol, and / or insulin A total of 17 studies and 886 participants were included Photo source: https://cn.bing.com/ during the whole research process, the summary results from 13 treatment groups show that quercetin can significantly reduce systolic blood pressure Participants who took quercetin for 8 weeks or longer had significant changes in HDL cholesterol levels Quercetin had no significant effect on total cholesterol and no significant change in fasting blood glucose concentration No serious adverse events caused by quercetin were found in all included studies The review concluded that a reduction in blood pressure of more than 10 mmHg could reduce the cardiovascular risk of heart failure by 50%, stroke risk by 35% - 40%, and myocardial infarction risk by about 20% - 25% The researchers found that the good effect of quercetin on blood pressure supported the use of quercetin in patients with hypertension (bio Com) reference: Haohai Huang et al, effect of quercetin supplement on plasma lipid profiles, blood pressure, and glucose levels: a systematic review and meta analysis, Nutrition Reviews (2019) Doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuz071