People who drink fruit juices daily are at an increased risk of high blood pressure, a new study finds. The study was conducted by researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia.
Too much of anything is bad for the health - even if it's something as beneficial as a glass of fruit juice. So if your day usually starts with a glass of freshly made juice, think twice before you drink your next glass! Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, beg to differ on the fact that you can drink as much fruit juice as you want becasue it's healthy. The researchers found that such drinks can actually increase the central blood pressure of the people. A daily intake could heighten the risk of heart attack or angina and cognitive impairment.
According to Daily Express, lead author Dr. Matthew Pase, from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, said that though such juices have essential vitamins, they also contain lots of sugar, which can be harmful for a person's health.
"Thus, frequent fruit juice consumption may be contributing to excessive sugar intake, typical of the Western population, exacerbating the prevalence of hyper-tension (high blood pressure) and cardio-vascular disease," said Pase, according to Economic Times.
For the study, researchers examined the associated between fruit juice consumption and high blood pressure in 160 individuals over one year.
"Habitual fruit juice consumption was measured using a 12 month dietary recall questionnaire. On the same day, brachial BP was measured and central (aortic) BP was estimated through radial artery applanation. Frequency of fruit juice consumption was classified as rare, occasional or daily," authors wrote in the abstract of their study.
The findings of the study have been published in the journal Appetite.
