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Fruits, Veggies Lower Kids' Blood
Pressure
(NY, Reuters Health, 1/6/05)
Dr. Lynn L. Moore of Boston University School of
Medicine, and team, monitored 95 children for 8 years from
preschool to age 12. By the end of the study, the blood
pressure of subjects in the group that routinely consumed
more fruits, vegetables and dairy products was 7 points
lower than that of subjects who ate less than the
recommended amounts of these foods. These findings suggest
that people who establish healthy eating habits early in
life may delay or prevent the onset of high blood pressure,
which is associated with medical conditions like heart
attack and stroke.
(Epidemiology, January 2005) |
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