Eating a certain group of ‘superfoods’ may help lower risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study found.
Roughly 120 million Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which causes the blood to push too forcefully against artery walls.
To keep up, the heart must pump harder than it is built to, raising the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
Processed foods and those high in saturated fat have long been shown to raise blood pressure, while vegetables and legumes, which include beans, peas, soybeans and lentils, have the opposite effect.
In a new study, researchers sought to understand how
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