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• The data represent 1,477 adult study participants.
• People who ate 7.2 to 18.9 grams of fiber a day experienced a reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
• In the war against high blood pressure, fruits and vegetables can play a potent role, suggests new research published in the March issue of the Journal of Hypertension.
• Eating a high fiber diet can lower high blood pressure and even improve healthy blood pressure levels, say Tulane University researchers.
• "We performed a comprehensive analysis of data from 25 clinical trials, and all the data pointed to one strong conclusion: Adding fiber to a person's diet has a healthy effect on their blood pressure," says Seamus Whelton, lead author and a medical student at the Tulane University School of Medicine.
• "Analyzing a large number of studies lends strength to the conclusions of clinical trials that involved too few participants to show an effect of dietary fiber on blood pressure," Whelton adds.
• The data represent 1,477 adult study participants.
• People who ate 7.2 to 18.9 grams of fiber a day experienced a reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
• Studies that continued for eight or more weeks also showed significant reductions in blood pressure.
• The researchers recommend that people add fruits and vegetables to their diets in order to increase dietary fiber intake.
• People can also get dietary fiber in pill form, Whelton says.
• He encourages people with high blood pressure to talk with their physician about lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise habits.
• Whelton and his team called for further research into the role dietary fiber can play in reducing blood pressure.

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