- Almost 1.3 million people around the world have high blood pressure.
- Hypertension is also the number one risk factor for death globally.
- Having high blood pressure puts a person at great risk for other types of heart disease.
- Researchers from Temple University believe juice concentrate from the Japanese plum can help decrease cardiovascular disease risk in people with hypertension.
- Scientists also found the juice concentrate to help protect against developing hypertension.
About 1.3 million people globally have high blood pressure — medically known as hypertension — making it the number one risk factor for death worldwide.
Research shows a person with high blood pressure has an
Now researchers from Temple University believe the juice concentrate from the
This study was recently published in the journal
The Japanese plum (Prunus mume) is also known as the Japanese apricot and is traditionally called “ume” in Japan.
It is sometimes processed into an infused juice concentrate called bainiku-ekisu for use in juice beverages or wine.
Dr. Satoru Eguchi, professor in the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center and Center for Metabolic Disease Research at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and senior author of this study, said this research was driven by the need for alternative therapies than medications for hypertension.
“Current treatments are insufficient to normalize the…
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