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Almond intake significantly decreased diastolic blood pressure, and inconsistently, almonds decreased systolic blood pressure.
The evidence from this meta-analysis suggest that almonds may have beneficial effects on the BP. Based on the current scientific knowledge, it could be encouraged to include them, as part of a healthy diet in order to reduce the risk of hypertension.66 It should be noted that results cannot be generalized to those with other health problems, such as liver disease and cancer that were not included in this analysis.
We found that almonds might have a considerable favorite effect in BP and especially in DBP, and it could be encouraged as part of a healthy diet; however due to the high calorie content, the intake should be part of healthy diet.
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Almond consumption was found to significantly reduce systolic blood pressure.
2020 Journal of King Saud University - Science The effect of almonds consumption on blood pressure: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized control trials Li Z, Bhagavathula AS, Batavia M, Clark C, Abdulazeem HM, Rahmani J, et al.
Systematic Review Almond High Blood Pressure Systolic Blood Pressure
A systematic and dose-response meta-analysis review study was carried out. The researchers thoroughly searched through PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus, with no restrictions on time or language, up until July 2019. The goal was to identify randomized controlled trials which investigated the effects of almond consumption on systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A total of fifteen studies, with 21 arms and involving 853 participants, were selected and their findings analyzed according to the PRISMA guidelines.
Upon analysis, it was observed that the consumption of almonds displayed a significant reduction effect on systolic blood pressure. However, no such significant effect was found on diastolic blood pressure. The variation in results for diastolic blood pressure was noticed to be linked to the dose of almonds consumed, a finding made through a meta-regression analysis carried out during the study.