Raisins and soy may ward off high blood pressure

[onehandle]

Eating raisins and soy appears to help ward off high blood pressure, a key risk factor in heart disease, according to two studies presented at a major US cardiology conference on Sunday.

Munching on a handful of raisins three times a day helped people with slightly elevated blood pressure lower their numbers after several weeks, said one of the studies presented at the American College of Cardiology conference.

The randomized clinical trial -- believed to be the first formal measurement of raisins' benefits on blood pressure -- involved 46 people with a condition known as pre-hypertension.

That means their blood pressure ranged from 120 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) to 139 millimeters of mercury over 89 mm Hg, or just higher than normal.

http://news.yahoo.com/raisins-soy-may-ward-off-high-blood-pressure-205840070.html

[Voice for Peace]

1. quick impression, this seems silly

instead of attributing the change to the addition of soy and raisins particularly why not look at the things they've replaced in their studies... cookies, crackers, meat.

[longship]

2. Are two enough, are three too many?

Kinda like prunes?

[Zanzoobar]

3. Then kill me now.

Raisins and soy? Is life worth living?

[MrScorpio]

4. Its a good reason that I buy raisins and milk with my groceries nt