Eat cabbage and broccoli to reduce high blood pressure

To reduce your risk of high blood pressure, eat vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower most days of the week, say the study’s authors. — dpa

FOR those who still need to be told to get their five-a-day in, Australian scientists have figured out that vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale are not only sources of vitamins, antioxidants and fibre, but they also reduce blood pressure and are far better at doing so than other vegetables.

According to a team of researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU), regular eating ”resulted in a significant reduction in blood pressure,” exceeding the reduction found among people who ate four ”serves” a day of root and squash vegetables such as carrot, sweet potato and pumpkin.