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Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in a group of prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults, and may play a role in controlling high blood pressure. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition in which blood pressure is chronically high, and high blood pressure affects one-third of all U.S. adults. Researchers tested 65 volunteers, aged 30 to 70 years, whose systolic blood pressure was 120 to 150 mm Hg and whose diastolic blood pressure was 95 mm Hg or less at the start of the study. Blood pressure readings of 120 over 80 or greater are considered a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. For six weeks, about half the group was randomly selected to drink three cups of hibiscus tea daily. The others drank a placebo beverage containing artificial hibiscus flavoring and color. All participants were advised to follow their usual diet and maintain their normal level of activity. Before the start of the study, blood pressure was measured twice, one week apart, and at weekly intervals thereafter. The findings show that the volunteers who drank hibiscus tea had a 7.2 point drop in their systolic blood pressure, compared to a 1.3 point drop in the volunteers who drank the placebo beverage. In a subgroup analysis, 30 volunteers with the highest systolic blood pressure readings at the start of the study (129 or above) were found to have a greater response to hibiscus tea drinking compared to placebo drinkers. Their systolic blood pressure went down by 13.2 points, diastolic blood pressure went down by 6.4 points, and mean arterial pressure went down by 8.7 points. This study supports the idea that drinking hibiscus tea in an amount readily incorporated into the diet may play a role in controlling blood pressure. 1. Diane McKay, et al. Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging. November 2008. 2. Image by tbridge More Cardiovascular Disease Related Articles
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