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| Title: | Beverage |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | A team of scientists at Department of
Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering,
University of Yamanashi, Tamaho-cho, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, Japan has made a
beverage from wine vinegar and grape juice (Budo-no-megumi™) for people who
wish to obtain effective amount of both polyphenols and vinegar for their
health. In this study, authors assessed its cardiovascular effects using an
in vivo pentobarbital-anesthetized rat. A recommended dose of the
beverage (3 ml/kg, p.o.) decreased the heart rate and mean blood pressure, while
no significant change was detected in the electrocardiogram parameters (n = 6).
These results suggest that the new beverage may be useful for people who are
worried about palpitation and/or hypertension. More work will be required to
estimate which components in the beverage are essential to the current results
in addition to establishing its long-term efficacy [Sugiyama et al,
Nutr Res, 2003, 23(9), 1291-1296]. |
| Page(s): | 126-127 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.4(2) [March-April 2005]
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