Queen Garnet plum juice and raspberry cordial in mildly hypertensive obese or overweight subjects: A randomized, double-blind study

The anthocyanin, cyanidin 3-glucoside, in Queen Garnet (QG) plums reduced cardiovascular parameters, obesity and inflammation in diet-induced metabolic syndrome in rats. We have now assessed whether QG juice improves cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and markers of inflammation in mildly hypertensive overweight or obese humans. The 32 subjects were randomly divided into two groups consuming either QG juice or Placebo (raspberry cordial)...