tomatoes for hypertension

@vonne28th (1494)
Philippines
May 27, 2007 4:54am CST
i heard that people with hypertension who consumed tomato extract daily for 8 weeks experienced a 10-point drop in systolic blood pressure and a 4-point drop in diastolic pressure..what's the reason?is it true?
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cameron_0032003
@cameron_0032003 (28)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
my clinical teacher had a research about tomatoes involving hypertension. i talked to one of her patients who were tested. it did work according to him..
vonne28th
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
Well,that's a great news about facts. Thanks for sharing.
cameron_0032003
@cameron_0032003 (28)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
your welcome
sukumar794
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 Jul 07
Tomatoes are good But how about the gall stones that would become a serious malady later on . Please clarify .....
vonne28th
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
9 Jul 07
I also thought of that before coz others may said that tomato seeds may create gallstones but i recently found out from one of the television source that talks about health programs, that there are no such facts about that. But i just don't know about that.
321633wy
@321633wy (1795)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I had heard about that too,but i have no idea why and how it works to lower thehig blood pressure.Sorry for can't give any comment for this.:)
vonne28th
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
10 Jun 07
That's ok..hehe
emckee
@emckee (465)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Sounds like it could be true. My fiance suffers from hypertension and he absolutely HATES tomatoes! Even if I have a taco or something I put tomatoes on and can't finish it, he'll try yet nearly gag because he says he can still taste the tomato. Weird.
vonne28th
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
9 Jun 07
If he can't eat the whole tomato,he can also try some recipes that has a tomato extract. That also helps. Thanks for your response.