Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute Of Technology

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…

This study looked at whether eating watermelon can lower blood pressure in adults with pre-hypertension (slightly high blood pressure). 39 overweight or obese adults ate either 1 cup, 2 cups, or no watermelon daily for 4 weeks. Researchers measured their blood pressure over 24 ho…