06.01.03
Indication: Blood pressure
Source: Experimental Biology Meeting held in April in San Diego, CA.
Research: In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 80 men aged 40-70 years, the effects on blood pressure of Concord grape juice (CGJ) versus an isocaloric control drink were evaluated at 0, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Consumption of CGJ and control drinks averaged 12 ounces per day. Median baseline systolic blood pressure was 132 mm Hg.
Results: At the conclusion of the study, the 19 participants with above-median systolic blood pressure who drank CGJ showed a drop from an average baseline systolic blood pressure of 142.7 mm Hg to 137 and from 87.9 to 82.1 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure. The 17 participants with above median blood pressure who consumed the placebo showed no change from baseline. The systolic and diastolic differences were significant.
Source: Experimental Biology Meeting held in April in San Diego, CA.
Research: In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 80 men aged 40-70 years, the effects on blood pressure of Concord grape juice (CGJ) versus an isocaloric control drink were evaluated at 0, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Consumption of CGJ and control drinks averaged 12 ounces per day. Median baseline systolic blood pressure was 132 mm Hg.
Results: At the conclusion of the study, the 19 participants with above-median systolic blood pressure who drank CGJ showed a drop from an average baseline systolic blood pressure of 142.7 mm Hg to 137 and from 87.9 to 82.1 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure. The 17 participants with above median blood pressure who consumed the placebo showed no change from baseline. The systolic and diastolic differences were significant.