Researchers found out that sugary drinks can lead to Obesity and Diabetes. Experts say that if you lessen your intake of these sugary beverages, the more likely your blood pressure to go down at a normal level, which is enough to prevent the occurrence of heart attack and even stroke.
“Our findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases.” This was stated by the lead researcher Dr Liwei Chen, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Public Health in New Orleans. The research led by Dr. Chen will be relevant to all patients especially those who have diabetes, heart problems and other diseases related to blood pressure. Since sugar is tempting to our sense of taste, many beverages contain it.
Do you know that if you reduce your sugary drink a day, it can lead to a drop of 1.8 mm of mercury in systolic pressure and a 1.1 mm reduction in diastolic pressure over 18 months? Yes, this was the result of the research that was conducted for 18 months. This will be of great help to your heart and your entire body.
The researchers also clarified if caffeine can cause the decrease in blood pressure. It was found out that caffeine intake has no association with blood pressure. As Dr. Chen said, “We found no association for diet beverage consumption or caffeine intake and blood pressure, suggesting that sugar may actually be the nutrient that is associated with blood pressure and not caffeine which many people would suspect.”
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