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- Title
Olive Oil Polyphenols Decrease Blood Pressure and Improve Endothelial Function in Young Women with Mild Hypertension.
- Authors
Moreno-Luna, Rafael; Muñoz-Hernandez, Rocio; Miranda, Maria L.; Costa, Alzenira F.; Jimenez-Jimenez, Luis; Vallejo-Vaz, Antonio J.; Muriana, Francisco J.G.; Villar, Jose; Stiefel, Pablo
- Abstract
BackgroundOlive oil polyphenols have been associated with several cardiovascular health benefits. This study aims to examine the influence of a polyphenol-rich olive oil on blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function in 24 young women with high-normal BP or stage 1 essential hypertension.MethodsWe conducted a double-blind, randomized, crossover dietary-intervention study. After a run-in period of 4 months (baseline values), two diets were used, one with polyphenol-rich olive oil (∼30 mg/day), the other with polyphenol-free olive oil. Each dietary period lasted 2 months with a 4-week washout between diets. Systolic and diastolic BP, serum or plasma biomarkers of endothelial function, oxidative stress, and inflammation, and ischemia-induced hyperemia in the forearm were measured.ResultsWhen compared to baseline values, only the polyphenol-rich olive oil diet led to a significant (P < 0.01) decrease of 7.91 mm Hg in systolic and 6.65 mm Hg of diastolic BP. A similar finding was found for serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) (-0.09 ± 0.01 µmol/l, P < 0.01), oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) (-28.2 ± 28.5 µg/l, P < 0.01), and plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) (-1.9 ± 1.3 mg/l, P < 0.001). The polyphenol-rich olive oil diet also elicited an increase in plasma nitrites/nitrates (+4.7 ± 6.6 µmol/l, P < 0.001) and hyperemic area after ischemia (+345 ± 386 perfusion units (PU)/sec, P < 0.001).ConclusionsWe concluded that the consumption of a diet containing polyphenol-rich olive oil can decrease BP and improve endothelial function in young women with high-normal BP or stage 1 essential hypertension.American Journal of Hypertension 2012; doi:10.1038/ajh.2012.128
- Subjects
OLIVE oil; PLANT phenols; MILD hypertension; YOUNG women; BLOOD pressure; ENDOTHELIAL growth factors; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASES
- Publication
American Journal of Hypertension, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 12, p1299
- ISSN
0895-7061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ajh.2012.128