What many do not know is that high blood pressure or hypertension is largely a condition caused by poor lifestyle management. I go for medication when the blood pressure doesn’t go down despite making determined lifestyle corrections. People without high blood pressure, who ate the most tomatoes or tomato-based foods, had a 36 per cent lower risk of developing hypertension than those who ate the least. In people who already had high blood pressure, especially those in stage one hypertension, moderate consumption of tomatoes was associated with a reduction in blood pressure too. It promotes the generation of nitric oxide in the endothelium, scavenging them so to speak, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure in the process.

Source: Indian Express January 16, 2024 07:34 UTC