Isoflavones - compounds that are found in foods such as soy milk, green tea, tofu and beans - may help lower blood pressure in young adults, so says a study in 2012.
"Isoflavones are able to dilate the vessels by increasing the release of nitric oxide," said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women and heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
He said, that the above study will bring to light relevant dietary recommendations to help control hypertension in young adult patients.
In a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health, the team of researchers examined data on more than 5,000 volunteers.
An analysis showed that those who ate the highest amounts of isoflavones per day (more than 2.5 milligrams mg) had an average systolic blood pressure of 5.5 mm Hg lower than those who ate less than 0.33 mg of isoflavones per day.
So that it is easier to imagine and applied in daily life, the researchers gave an example: Eight ounces of soy milk has about 22 mg of isoflavones and 100 grams of roasted soybeans have as much as 130 mg of isoflavones.
"Isoflavones are able to dilate the vessels by increasing the release of nitric oxide," said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women and heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
He said, that the above study will bring to light relevant dietary recommendations to help control hypertension in young adult patients.
In a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health, the team of researchers examined data on more than 5,000 volunteers.
An analysis showed that those who ate the highest amounts of isoflavones per day (more than 2.5 milligrams mg) had an average systolic blood pressure of 5.5 mm Hg lower than those who ate less than 0.33 mg of isoflavones per day.
So that it is easier to imagine and applied in daily life, the researchers gave an example: Eight ounces of soy milk has about 22 mg of isoflavones and 100 grams of roasted soybeans have as much as 130 mg of isoflavones.
