News Snapshot:
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For Chinese adults with high blood pressure, a Chinese heart-healthy diet is effective and cost-effective for reducing blood pressure, according to a study published online July 11 in Circulation . Yanfang Wang, Ph.D., from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, and colleagues conducted a randomized feeding trial among 265 participants with baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 130 to 159 mm Hg. After a seven-day run-in period on a control diet, which matched the local diets for four major Chinese cuisines (Shangdong, Huaiyang, Cantonese, and Szechuan), participants were randomly assigned to continue the control...
