(vIndianz, May 25, 2010): A research conducted by Liwei Chen, an Assistant Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has found a surprising link between sugary drinks and blood pressure.
According to physorg.com, it has been found that by reducing the amount of sugary drinks to just one serving a day, there are chances for people to reduce their blood pressure. Dr Chen said sugar would be the reason for blood pressure and not caffeine or diet beverage consumption as people think. When around 810 adults were analyzed to check the association of sugar and blood pressure at a baseline on 6 to 18 months, it was found that after reducing the amount of consumption of sugary drinks to one serving a day, there was a fall of 1.8 mm Hg in systolic pressure and 1.1 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure. Systolic pressure is the normal blood pressure, measured in millimeters of mercury that is less than 120 while, diastolic is less than 80. High blood pressure or hypertension is a systolic pressure of 140 or higher and a diastolic pressure of 90 or higher. Pressures falling in the range between are known as pre-hypertension. The symptoms associated with high blood pressure are stroke, cardio vascular disease, kidney failure and reduced life expectancy.
Increasing blood pressure is a common problem found in United States. According to American Heart Association, about 74.5 million people in the United States are suffering from high blood pressure. Most of them are aged 20 and above. It was found that high blood pressure killed about 56,561 Americans in 2006. From 1996 to 2006, the death rate due to high blood pressure increased from 19.5 percent to 48.1 percent. Reducing the amount of sugar content in the diet not only reduces blood pressure but also helps in reducing weight by cutting down the calories.
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