Fresh Fruit Consumption Can Lower High Blood Pressure

Potassium content in fresh fruits have a big role to lower high blood pressure. However, a new study says consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables had no effect on blood pressure.
The research team analyzed data from a study involving 4,680 men and middle-aged women. Participants were selected at random in Japan, China, the United States and Britain.
For three weeks, the participants were asked to recall what they had eaten during the last two days and the participants' blood pressure remained well controlled. At the beginning of the study, their blood pressure was on the point of average or below 120/80, point the safe limit according to the Centers for Disease Control. In a study of people with high blood pressure were also observed.
The research team calculates the consumption of fresh fruit and fruit juice every person in units of grams per 1000 calories. People in the United States consume fresh fruit at least, on average 52 grams which is equivalent to half an apple per 1,000 calories, compared to China who consumed 68 grams. While fruit juice is not commonly consumed in Asian countries, but the United States consume an average of 46 grams or less than half a cup.
For the whole group, found no association between fruit consumption and blood pressure. When the researcher team just look at Japan and China, even blood pressure showed a slight increase in the number of fruit consumption.
It still has a lot of limitations because they have little scope and only one group of people observed over a period of time. So, other studies are needed to support.
Not all nutrition experts support this latest discovery. This study should not deter people to eat fruit that has been shown to be important in parts of a healthy diet. 
That most doctors do not expect a lot of fruit consumption can lower blood pressure automatically. But the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables can help to achieve a healthy weight which affects the blood pressure reduction.