Suntory, NTT West, Kyoto Hospital Jointly Confirm Sesamin Helps Reduce Blood Pressure.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 29, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Leading Japanese beverage manufacturer Suntory announced on August 26 that it has discovered a unique property of sesamin, a lignan compound found in sesame. In collaboration with the NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform West Kyoto Hospital, Suntory's research institute has confirmed that a long-term intake of sesamine helps lower blood pressure. Specifically, for the recent study, the joint research team compared two groups of examinees: one taking six sesamin capsules daily and the other taking placebo capsules. After four weeks, the sesamin group significantly lowered the blood pressure, both systolic Systolic The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are actively pumping blood. The ventricles are squeezing (contracting) forcefully, and the pressure against the walls of the arteries is at its highest. and diastolic Diastolic The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are being filled with blood. During this phase, the ventricles are at their most relaxed, and the pressure against the walls of the arteries is at its lowest. . Details of this discovery were presented at the 46th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Human Dry Dock to be held in Akita on August 25 and 26. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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