Despite generally high blood pressure or hypertension is not bergejala, but not that this condition is not dangerous. If not treated, high blood pressure overload can damage many organs and tissues.
One of the attempts to lower high blood pressure is eating food with a combination of a wide variety of nutrition. Research results are presented in the meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, United States, mentioned three times in the consumption of kiwi a day quite effectively reducing hypertension.
Research done by Mette Svendsen of Oslo University Hospital, Norway, during the 8 weeks of 118 persons aged 55 years and suffers from hypertension.
The respondents were divided into two groups, the first is that consume three kiwifruit daily and the rest are consuming foods containing Apple once a day.
After 8 weeks, the researchers found the value of systolic pressure (the top number in blood pressure) the participants had lower 3.6 millimeters compared to participants who are eating apples.
Although a group of Kiwis have lower blood pressure, but researchers have yet to find out if its main cause. This can be confirmed with new research.