...Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy; Subasini Uthirapathy; Abhinav Kumar; Ola Kamal A. Alkadir; Madan Lal; Parjinder Kaur; Ahmed Hussein Zwamel Purpose Recent trials have found that propolis supplementation can beneficially reduce blood pressure (BP) in adults, but there is no definitive...

..., waist circumference and percentage of body fat, were obtained from the cohort database. The participants were divided into three groups: healthy, normal-weight obese and overweight/obese. Metabolic variables including blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, lipid profile, liver function enzymes...

...Dwi Cahyanillah; Vitria Melani; Mury Kuswari; Laras Sitoayu; Dudung Angkasa Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between muscle strength, eating index and blood pressure in adolescent girls. Growing studies show earlier onset of hypertension in youth. The prevalence may deteriorate...

...Sadegh Jafarnejad; Catherine Tsang; Negin Amin Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of L-citrulline supplementation on blood pressure (BP) in middle-aged and elderly populations. Design/methodology/approach Three electronic databases, namely, Google Scholar, PubMed and Scopus...

... compared to the first quartile of DII (P = 0.034). The odds of developing MetS increased by 27% in the fourth quartile in comparison to the first one, though this increase was not statistically significant. Originality/value In RA patients, with increase in DII score, the WC and blood pressure...

... with components of MetS. Blood pressure Metabolic syndrome Dietary total antioxidant capacity Dyslipidemia High-density lipoprotein Insulin resistance © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 30 01 2020 08 04 2020 13 04 2020...

...) and juice and exercise group (JEG, n = 13). Blood pressure and heart rate were checked weekly before exercise in JG and JEG, and before and after intervention in all groups, with JG and JEG supplemented with 200 mL of GJ. Three weekly sessions of moderate walking were applied. Findings...

... of the study was to investigate the interaction effect of anxiety and different moods on food intake and blood pressure in healthy women students. Design/methodology/approach A total of 82 women university students (18-30 years) participated in the study. Subjects completed a valid anxiety questionnaire...

...). For in vivo analyses, one week after acclimatization, stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (n = 4, 12 weeks of age) were divided into two groups and orally administered fermented RB (40 mg/kg body weight) or distilled water as a control after 16 h of fasting. Blood pressure (BP) was measured...

... with metabolic syndrome. Participants received 6 mg/day melatonin or placebo before bedtime for 12 weeks. At the beginning and end of treatment period, blood samples were collected and biochemical parameters were measured. In addition, blood pressure and anthropometric indices were examined before and after...

... chocolate and cocoa with high flavonoid content could have positive effects on blood pressure (BP) and weight management (WM); however, there are complications at the moment of obtaining blood samples to evaluate on children at a primary school level. Design/methodology/approach A total of 54 healthy...

... to fruit consumption and general heart health, fruit consumption and blood cholesterol and fruit consumption and blood pressure. These associations were then manually verified by cross-checking with the content of original magazine articles. Inspection of items that were mutually coded for health outcome...

... level was set at p = 0.05 and below. Jordan Dietary intake Diet Nutrition Fast food Sodium Potassium Cardiovascular diseases Blood pressure Salt Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide (Shishani, 2010). In Jordan, a developing...

... of “diabesity” among both the genders. The mean body mass index of females (28.47+4.3) was higher than that of males (26.55+3.42). Mean waist‐to‐hip ratio values were 0.86+0.07 for females and 0.92+0.13 for males. Age was better correlated with systolic blood pressure (r=0.276 (M); r=0.359 (F...

... pressure, diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, basal metabolic rate, as well as lean body mass and lower body fat levels, compared to females. Both genders were found to have significantly lower intakes of vitamin A, B6, calcium and magnesium and significantly higher amounts of vitamin C, B1, B2...

... six weeks' consumption of CSCJ, significant reductions in body weight (p < 0.01), blood pressure and HbA1c (p < 0.05) was seen. Total cholesterol and LDL‐C decreased significantly in a sub‐group of patients (n = 12) with LDL‐C ≥ 100 mg/dl as well. Originality/value...