According to analysis conducted by researchers in Australia, study participants who regularly consume foods containing live bacteria in large quantities or probiotic supplements reduced blood pressure than the control group (who did not consume probiotic supplements).
The study, published in the journal Hypertension, people who consume probiotics reduced systolic blood pressure an average of 3.56 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of about 2.38 mmHg, more than study participants who did not consume probiotics.
"The collection of studies that we saw showed consumption of probiotics on a regular basis can be a part of a healthy lifestyle to help reduce high blood pressure," said Jing Sun, senior author of the study and professor of Biostatistics School of Medicine Griffith University in Queensland, Australia.
