Cinnamon beneficial for high BP patients, finds Study
Iran: Cinnamon can be considered as a complementary treatment for patients with stage 1 hypertension (S1HTN), suggests a recent study in the Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine. According to the study, consumption of cinnamon significantly decreased ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) but in a clinically moderate way and also improved lipid profile (decreased LDL-C and increased HDL-C).
S1HTN is defined as systolic blood pressure of 140–159 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90–99 mm Hg.
The effect of cinnamon on blood pressure remains controversial. Fatemeh Shirzad, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, and colleagues, therefore, aimed to assess cinnamon effect on blood pressure, and metabolic profile of stage 1 hypertension patients in a pilot study.
For the purpose, the researchers conducted a s double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial between June and October 2019, in Mashhad, Iran. It included studies with S1HTN diagnosis, based on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).
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