Potatoes reduce blood pressure in people with obesity and high blood pressure

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

The potato's stereotype as a fattening food for health-conscious folks to avoid is getting another revision as scientists report that just a couple servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. The research was done on a group of overweight people with high blood pressure.

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