Tubers Can Prevent High Blood Pressure

At fast food restaurants, french fries are often considered one of the least healthy menu for the heart and blood vessels. However, if cooked properly, potatoes and other tubers can actually prevent high blood pressure.
Tubers, especially potatoes and sweet potatoes contain a lot of so-called cholinergic acid compounds. For the heart, these compounds can prevent the increase in blood pressure which is one risk factor for stroke and heart attack.
In a study at the University of Scranton, potatoes and root crops are proven to prevent hypertension in 18 patients with overweight or overweight. As you well know, someone who is overweight is more at risk of developing high blood pressure.
The study, led by Joe Vinson PhD is done by replacing the diet of the participants of rice or bread into the tubers. During the month, the participants ate the bulbs as much as 2 times a day with the portion that has been set.
Having observed the change, participants' blood pressure dropped an average of 3.5 to 4.3 percent. Compared with participants in the control group who still eat rice and bread, participants who regularly consumed the tubers have a healthier heart.
"These preliminary results indicate that especially tubers and red colored Putin can lower blood pressure. Peneltiian Need more information to be sure," said Professor Vinson as quoted from Menshealth.com, Saturday (03/09/2011).
In addition, if cooked properly it is potatoes and root crops have a lower glycemic index than rice. A lower glycemic index suggests that these foods make the stomach feel full longer so it does not make fat.
One of the tubers Jard sometimes unhealthy because one cook is potatoes. According to Prof Vinson, potatoes would be healthier if cooked without butter, oil and course salt because salt can actually increase blood pressure