Just two servings of potatoes a day could just as well to reduce blood pressure, like oatmeal, with no difference in weight gain
That is the conclusion scientists from the University of Scranton (USA), after experiments with obese patients with hypertension.
At the same doctors noted that potatoes should not be flavored with ketchup, vinegar or mayonnaise. Importance and method of preparation: Experiments were carried out with a potato without butter, which has been prepared in the microwave. The researchers used purple potatoes, potatoes with red and white skin, in their opinion, will have the same effect.
In comparison with other vegetables potatoes has a bad reputation among consumers, who consider him high-calorie and contain excess carbohydrates. In fact, if you do not use the frying oil, margarine or sour cream, a potato contains only 110 calories and a lot of useful photochemical and vitamins, according to compulenta.ru.
In the study, 18 patients with overweight or obese with high blood pressure, eat 6-8 purple potatoes (each about the size of a golf ball) with the skin twice a day for a month. The choice fell on this purple potatoes, because the pigment in fruits and vegetables is especially rich in photochemical useful. Subjects regularly measured as systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
At the end of the experiment showed that average diastolic blood pressure among participants fell by 4.3% and systolic - 3.5%. It is noteworthy that during the study no one put on weight.
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