Vegetable and Fruit Juices
Effects and Mechanisms of Fruit and Vegetable Juices on Cardiovascular Diseases ( 2017 ) Effects on Blood Pressure: Several studies found that certain fruit and vegetable juices can reduce both systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Specific juices shown to have this effect include: Sweetie fruit juice - decreased SBP and caused a dose-dependent decrease in DBP, likely due to the flavonoids naringin and naritutin Pomegranate juice - significant reductions in both SBP (p=0.002) and DBP (p=0.038), possibly due to ellagitannins and anthocyanins Cherry juice - decreased SBP and DBP in healthy volunteers Beetroot juice - reduced BP, with one study finding a maximum reduction of 10.4 mmHg SBP/8 mmHg DBP approximately 3 hours after ingestion; effect likely due to the high nitrate content A mixture of fruit and vegetable juice powder - decreased SBP and DBP in pre-hypertensive and hypertensive subjects A meta-analysis found fruit juice intake reduced DBP by 2.0...