Blood Pressure May Decrease by Eating Cocoa, Rich in Magnesium, Reveals Study
PC. Luis Quiroz Ravines
Blood pressure could be controlled with chocolate
Is this study an excuse to eat more chocolate? There are foods rich in magnesium that according to the study, this mineral, can reduce high blood pressure and cocoa has led to magnesium levels.
Other foods high in magnesium that can benefit blood pressure are bananas and avocados.
Foods with high levels of magnesium
According to the United States Department of Agriculture
Include:
Almonds (268mg per 100g)
Nuts of Brazil (376mg per 100g)
Black chocolate (146 mg per 100 g)
Milk chocolate (63mg per 100g)
Spinach (79mg per 100g)
Lentils boiled (36mg per 100g)
Avocado (29 mg per 100 g)
The bananas (27mg per 100g)
Broccoli (21 mg per 100 g)
Dangers of uncontrolled blood pressure
The risks of high blood pressure can be very serious and can cause, among other ailments, the following:
Aneurysm
Heart Attack or Stroke
Metabolic syndrome
Problems of concentration and memory
Weakness of blood vessels
And other ailments that can put health at risk
Causes
Uncontrolled high blood pressure can have several causes, including
The system of blood vessels
Affected nervous system
Kidney states with deficiencies.
Low hormone levels
Excess of salt or water in the body
And the causes can increase as the age increases
Risks of high blood pressure
The possibility of hypertension increases in the following cases, if
Is obese
You are very stressed or anxious
Is African American
Consume lots of salt
Smokes a lot
Drink too much
Suffer from diabetes
Have a family history of high blood pressure
Symptoms of very high blood pressure
In general, most people do not notice symptoms and are only detected when they visit the doctor.
Some of these symptoms include:
Nasal bleeding
Confusion
Vomiting or nausea
Problems with vision
Blood pressure and what the study reveals
The World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases published a study conducted by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire who analyzed 25 people with hypertension and 21 people with normal blood pressure.
The study also included a UK control group with data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.
Each group was monitored for its total magnesium intake and the results showed that people with less magnesium intake had high blood pressure than the general healthy population.
It was found that older groups had the lowest consumption of magnesium; But in
general all the people of the study showed an intake of magnesium inferior to that recommended, this independent of the age of the participants.
The recommended daily intake of magnesium in the UK is 300 mg for men and 270 for women, unlike the 400 mg daily recommended magnesium for men and 270 mg for women in the United States.
In conclusion, the study reveals that people with high blood pressure did not have enough magnesium. It is suggested that magnesium can regulate blood flow, decreasing hypertension
According to researchers, magnesium may decrease high blood pressure or hypertension, so they recommend consumption of rich foods magnesium in their daily diet and this can be decisive to prevent the disease and reduce the risk of cardiovascular accident or heart disease.
In the UK about 16 million suffer from high blood pressure and in the United States hypertension affects more than 75 million adults.
This news makes chocolate lovers happy because cocoa is rich in magnesium and eating dark chocolates could lower blood pressure. Other foods are also rich in magnesium, for example, eating 100 g of almonds covers the daily requirements of magnesium in the UK and eating 10 small bananas provides about 270 mg of magnesium.
Finally, the investigators warn that the intake of low levels of magnesium in the diet can end up with high blood pressure and that it is worrying that in general, individuals of all groups include in their diets recommended levels, insufficient magnesium
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NOTE: Luis Quiroz Ravines is a Peruvian journalist specializing in Natural Health, author of an effective treatment to lose weight naturally. Learn MORE at http://www.weightlossperuvianrecipe.com/
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