Nutraceuticals and Blood Pressure Control: Results from Clinical Trials and Meta-Analyses

High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2015 Sep;22(3):203-13. doi: 10.1007/s40292-015-0081-8. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Abstract

Beyond the well-known effects on blood pressure (BP) of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) and the Mediterranean diets, a large number of studies has investigated the possible BP lowering effect of different dietary supplements and nutraceuticals, the most part of them being antioxidant agents with a high tolerability and safety profile. In particular relatively large body of evidence support the use of potassium, L-arginine, vitamin C, cocoa flavonoids, beetroot juice, coenzyme Q10, controlled-release melatonin, and aged garlic extract. However there is a need for data about the long-term safety of a large part of the above discussed products. Moreover further clinical research is advisable to identify between the available active nutraceuticals those with the best cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit ratio for a large use in general population with low-added cardiovascular risk related to uncomplicated hypertension.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / pharmacology
  • Beta vulgaris
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects*
  • Carotenoids / pharmacology
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Dietary Supplements* / adverse effects
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Fruit and Vegetable Juices
  • Garlic
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / prevention & control*
  • Lycopene
  • Magnesium / pharmacology
  • Melatonin / pharmacology
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Minerals / pharmacology
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Potassium / pharmacology
  • Probiotics / pharmacology
  • Proteins / pharmacology
  • Resveratrol
  • Stilbenes / pharmacology
  • Ubiquinone / analogs & derivatives
  • Ubiquinone / pharmacology
  • Vitamins / pharmacology

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Flavonoids
  • Minerals
  • Peptides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Proteins
  • Stilbenes
  • Vitamins
  • Ubiquinone
  • Carotenoids
  • pycnogenols
  • coenzyme Q10
  • Magnesium
  • Melatonin
  • Resveratrol
  • Potassium
  • Lycopene