Consumption of chokeberry (Aronia mitschurinii) products modestly lowered blood pressure and reduced low-grade inflammation in subjects with mildly elevated blood pressure

Previous studies suggest that consumption of chokeberries may improve cardiovascular disease risk factor profiles. We hypothesized that chokeberries (Aronia mitschurinii) have beneficial effects on blood pressure, low-grade inflammation, serum lipids, serum glucose, and platelet aggregation in subjects with untreated mild hypertension. Totally 38 subjects were enrolled into a 16-wk. single blinded crossover trial. The subjects were randomized to use cold-pressed 100% chokeberry juice (300 ml/day) and oven-dried chokeberry powder (3 g/day) or matched placebo products in random order for 8 weeks each with no washout period.
Source: Nutrition Research - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research