PISTACHIOS CAN PROTECT HEART DURING ACUTE STRESS
Scientists
say eating a handful of pistachio nuts a day can help reduce the damage done to
the body by acute stress.Experts at Pennsylvania State University have claim
that the nuts help lower blood pressure and heart rate in difficult situations In
a study participants were given a variety of healthy diets, some containing
pistachios, some without.The scientists then measured their subjects’
cardiovascular responses, first as they took a challenging mental arithmetic
test and again as they immersed their feet in cold water.The largest drop in
blood pressure was associated with eating about 1.5oz of nuts a day.
"Daily
events, such as a tight deadline or public speaking can increase blood pressure,”
the Daily Mail quoted Dr Sheila West, lead author of the study
published online in the journal Hypertension, as saying "These results are
significant because they show that physiological responses to stress are
affected by the foods we eat,” she noted. Pistachios nut, heart disease, stress condition, Pennsylvania
State University
Prof. John Kurakar
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