Purple potatoes can lower blood pressure

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Purple potatoes are not only a food present in daily meals but also have an effective blood pressure lowering effect. According to some studies, the ingredients in potatoes contain antioxidants and vitamins that are beneficial for health.

1. Potatoes are effective in lowering blood pressure

Purple potatoes are foods that have an effective blood pressure lowering effect. The reason, potatoes have this ability is because they contain antioxidants, which help protect the body from free radicals, which destroy healthy cells. Therefore, this food deserves to be on the menu list for people with high blood pressure.
There is a lot of scientific evidence showing blood pressure lowering benefits from purple potatoes. A study of 18 overweight and obese people with high blood pressure: They were divided into 2 groups, 1 group ate a diet of purple potatoes from 6 to 8 potatoes (the size of a golf ball) and 1 group did not eat potatoes. purple for a period of 4 weeks. Results showed that those who ate purple potatoes lowered their diastolic blood pressure (the lowest number of blood pressure readings) by an average of 4.3% and their systolic blood pressure (the top number of blood pressure) by 3.5%. They say the results are particularly striking because 14 of the 18 people in the study did not effectively lower their blood pressure after taking antihypertensive drugs. These people were not on a weight loss diet because their weight was maintained during the study period.

2. How to eat purple potatoes to absorb many nutrients?

Nutrition that purple potatoes bring to the body depends a lot on how it is processed. According to researcher Joe, of the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania: “When it comes to potatoes, people often associate fat, high carb. In fact, when not fried or sprinkled with butter and cream, 1 potato contains only 110 calories and contains a large amount of phytochemicals and vitamins beneficial for health.

Deep frying and eating with high-fat foods can destroy the healthy nutrients in potatoes, inadvertently reducing the effectiveness of lowering blood pressure. Instead, you should choose other methods such as boiling or baking in the microwave. One study showed that microwaved purple potatoes, eaten twice a day for 1 month, reduced blood pressure by 3-4% without weight gain.

3. The nutritional value of purple potatoes is equivalent to which foods?

Researchers say potatoes contain many of the same nutrients as broccoli, spinach and Brussels sprouts. The blood pressure-lowering effects of purple potatoes are similar to those of oatmeal, red and white potatoes. Therefore, in addition to purple potatoes, people with high blood pressure should also eat these substitutes.
Potatoes have an effective blood pressure lowering effect, but the nutritional composition of potatoes depends a lot on processing. Therefore, patients should use potatoes in a scientific and reasonable manner, avoiding abuse.

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Reference source: webmd.com

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