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Research has shown that wise food choices often do have a
positive impact on health. For example, a recent Florida State study has
determined that older women who consumed blueberries daily – about a cup – saw lower
blood pressure and reduction in the stiffness of arteries – both linked to
cardiovascular disease.
“Our findings suggest that regular consumption of
blueberries could potentially delay the progression of prehypertension to
hypertension, therefore reducing cardiovascular disease risk,” said Sarah A.
Johnson, assistant director of the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition
Research on Aging (CAENRA) and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of
Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences at Florida State University.
Johnson and a team of FSU nutrition and exercise scientists
are the authors of a new paper, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, “Daily blueberry
consumption improves blood pressure and arterial stiffness in postmenopausal
women with pre- and stage 1-hypertension.”
Johnson said she is interested in looking at how functional
foods – foods that have a positive impact on health beyond basic nutrition –
can prevent and reverse negative health outcomes, particularly for
postmenopausal women. So stay tuned to learn more.
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