Diets high in flavanols such as tea, apples and berries can lower blood pressure

Original title: Diets high in flavanols such as tea, apples and berries can lower blood pressure
Nutritionists at the University of Reading, the University of Cambridge and the University of California, Davis, among others, used objective criteria to measure the diets of tens of thousands of British residents and found that people who ate foods and drinks rich in flavanols, including tea, apples and berries, had lower blood pressure.
researchers selected 25,618 participants from the European Cancer Prospective Survey in Norfolk, England, to look at their diets and compare the foods they ate with their blood pressure levels. Compared to most other studies examining the link between nutrition and health, the researchers did not rely on participants to report their diet, but used nutritional biomarkers (dietary, nutritional or metabolic indicators) to objectively measure the intake of flavanols, which are present in the blood. Nutritional biomarkers can address the huge variability of food composition compared to self-reported dietary data. As a result, the researchers were confident that the observed correlation was attributed to the intake of flavanols.
analysis showed that the difference in blood pressure between the lowest 10 per cent of flavanol intake and the 10 per cent with the highest intake was between 2 and 4 mmHg, which is equivalent to a meaningful change in blood pressure observed in a Mediterranean diet or a comfortable diet (which prevents high blood pressure). It is worth noting that this effect is more pronounced in patients with high blood pressure.
, published today in Scientific Reports, supports the health and nutritional benefits of flavanols from the diet. If the public increases their intake of flavanols in their diet, it is expected to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in general.
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