Blueberries May Help Control Blood Pressure
Eating blueberries every day might improve borderline high blood pressure
in middle-aged women, according to a small U.S. study.
Women who ate freeze-dried blueberries for two months had lowered blood
pressure and increased levels of a chemical that relaxes blood vessel walls.
"This tells us that blueberries may improve the health of blood vessels in
addition to reducing blood pressure," said Sarah Johnson, a nutrition and
exercise researcher at Florida State University in Tallahassee who led the
study.
Johnson and her coauthors...