High Blood Pressure

Fancy a nice slice of watermelon? It’s so much more than a refreshing snack on a warm day. Research is increasingly showing that it has surprising health benefits too — ranging from beating post-workout muscle soreness to potentially lowering blood pressure.

A team at Reading University is the latest to investigate its benefits, with a study into the impact of watermelon juice on blood pressure. Dr Charlotte Mills, a lecturer in nutritional sciences, has recruited ten young, healthy adults for a trial that involves the volunteers having blood-pressure measurements taken before drinking half a litre of a commercial watermelon juice or a placebo drink of water, and again after drinking.  SOURCE:  The Times