Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes a day decreases blood pressure by about four percent without causing weight gain. The researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease.