Australian scientists have compiled a list of vegetables that help quickly lower high blood pressure.
They conducted a study involving 18 people, whose average age was 68. All the volunteers suffered from hypertension.
Members of the cruciferous family have been shown to be beneficial in stabilising blood pressure, according to a study published in the scientific journal BMC Medicine .
Based on the results of the study, scientists compiled a list of vegetables that lower blood pressure:
- cabbage (white cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli);
- turnip;
- arugula;
- spinach;
- radish;
- radish;
- watercress.
Another group of volunteers took part in the experiment. Their diet included zucchini, tomatoes, potatoes and other vegetables.
But in this case there was no significant effect on pressure.
For reference
Blood pressure is the pressure that blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels.
