Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute Of Technology

This completed pilot study tested whether eating watermelon can lower blood pressure in adults with pre-hypertension. 39 healthy overweight adults ate either 1 cup, 2 cups of watermelon, or a control (Italian ice) daily for 4 weeks. Researchers measured 24-hour blood pressure and…

This study tested whether eating one avocado and one cup of mango daily for 8 weeks could improve blood vessel health and thinking in 82 adults with pre-diabetes. Participants were randomly assigned to either a diet including these fruits or a matched control diet. Researchers me…