Author: Bolysbek Dana
Translator: Tursunova Balkadisha
Editor: Anastasia Merentsova
According to the results of a study published in scientific Reports, scientists studied the diet of more than 25,000 people in Norfolk (UK). Unlike most other studies examining the relationship between nutrition and health, researchers did not rely on participants ' reports about their diet, but instead objectively measured flavanol intake using nutrition biomarkers (indicators of dietary intake, metabolism, or nutritional status that are present in our blood).
The difference in blood pressure between those who had the lowest intake of flavanol and those who consumed it in large quantities was between 2 and 4 mmHg. This is comparable to the significant changes in blood pressure seen among those who follow a Mediterranean diet or dietary approaches to fighting hypertension. It is noteworthy that the effect was more pronounced in participants with hypertension.
This is one of the largest-ever studies on the use of nutritional biomarkers to study biologically active compounds. The use of nutritional biomarkers to assess the consumption of bioactive food compounds has long been considered the gold standard for research, as it allows for more objective measurement of product consumption. Unlike subjective assessments of dietary data, food biomarkers can account for huge differences in food composition.
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-high-flavanol-diet-blood-pressure.html
