Watermelon helps to lowers pre-hypertension(Blood pressure)

Watermelon is abundant in vitamin A, B6, and C, apart from fibre, potassium and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant has been found to lower pre-hypertension, a precursor to cardio diseases, shows a study.

Study on the health benefits of watermelon was conducted by Assistant professor Arturo Figueroa and Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi of the Florida State University.

Their study found that extracts of watermelon, given daily for six weeks, lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive men and women aged between 51 and 57 years, reports the American Journal of Hypertension.

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Drinking Pomegranate juice can relive blood pressure.

(PTI) Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that the superfruit not only cuts high blood pressure, it also reduces the fat stored round the stomach — the main cause of heart diseases and strokes among middle-aged people.

In their experiment, the researchers gave 500ml of pomegranate juice to 24 men and women every day for four weeks.

After just one month, the volunteers were found to be less likely to develop fatty cells around their abdomen and had much lower blood pressure, the Daily Mail reported.

The researchers found that nearly half of all volunteers had much lower levels of fatty acid in their blood, known as nonesterified fatty acid or NEFA.

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Cranberry juice fights urinary infection.

(ANI)The research illuminates the basic mechanics of E. coli infections, possibly leading to new antibiotic drugs and infection-resistant materials for invasive medical devices.

Urinary infections are caused when virulent E. coli adhere to cells.

The previous study by Terri Camesano, professor of chemical engineering at WPI, had shown that cranberry juice reduces its ability to attach to urinary tract cells.

The new study explains exactly how this happens.

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