Beetroot cuts blood pressure

研究:喝甜菜根汁降血壓

Bright-red beetroot (see photo) juice contains the chemical nitrate that dramatically reduces blood pressure, a study has found. Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, compared patients who were given a 250ml glass of beetroot juice in a day with those who took nitrate tablets. They found that the 2 methods were equally successful in reducing blood pressure, cutting the risk of heart disease, strokes and kidney failure.

英國倫敦大學皇后瑪麗學院的科學家發現，色澤鮮紅的甜菜根(見圖)汁液含有一種硝酸鹽成份，能夠顯著減輕高血壓癥狀。研究者們將病人分成兩組，一組在一天內喝了250毫升的甜菜根汁液，另一組服用硝酸鹽藥片。結果發現，這兩種方式對降低血壓有同等功效，從而減少患心臟病、中風和腎衰竭的風險。

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