EU-backed project to investigate bioactives for heart health

Beetroot shows blood pressure benefits for healthy adults

13-Dec-2012

Adding a glass of beetroot juice to the daily diet may help reduce blood pressure in healthy men, suggests new research from Australia.

Aged garlic ‘effective and tolerable’ for blood pressure benefits

04-Dec-2012

Daily supplements containing aged garlic extracts may reduce blood pressure in people with uncontrollable hypertension, says a new study from Australia.

GM tomato packed with ‘good cholesterol’ could help unblock arteries

06-Nov-2012

Tomatoes that are genetically engineered to produce a peptide that mimics the actions of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol could help to reduce heart disease risk factors, suggest researchers.

EU-backed project to investigate bioactives for heart health

A new EU funded project aims to tackle the growing burden of heart disease in Europe by building a solid science for the heart healthy properties of food bioactives.

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