Eat three kiwifruit a day may reduce the risk of developing hypertension, according to a study by researchers at University Hospital in Oslo (Norway) whose results were presented this week at the last meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA). In a study with 118 individuals of 55 years old and slightly high blood pressure, the researcher Mette Svendsen and his colleagues divided the patients into two groups, one that took three kiwis a day and another who ate an apple a day for eight weeks. The results showed that the group had taken kiwis had a systolic blood pressure 24 hours 3.6 mmHg lower than those subjects who had eaten an apple a day. diastolic blood pressure was also lower in the first group, although association with the fruit was not so clear Researchers attribute the positive effects of this fruit of their content lutein , a substance with antioxidant properties. But they acknowledge that the association between intake of this food and lower blood pressure is still not clear enough, so opt for further studies before entering the kiwi as part of the meal plan for hypertension.
