Evaluation of "Beauty Drink" on Regulation of Blood Pressure Effect by Clinical Trial

This report assesses the effect of supplementation with gamma-aminobutyric acid on blood pressure among people with mild hypertension. Fifty subjects with systolic blood pressure (SBP) between 120 and 159 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 80 and 99 mm Hg were randomized to ingest 2 bottles of "Beauty Drink" or placebo per day for 8 weeks of a stage. In addition, anthropometric measurements (blood pressure, body weight, body fat) and blood biochemical markers including fasting blood glucose (FBG), albumin, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL-C, LDL-C, creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), AST, ALT were examined every four weeks.

Inclusion criteria

• Eligible subjects were untreated hypertensive men or women aged between 20 and 70 years old with SBP between 120 and 159 mmHg and/or DBP between 80 and 99 mmHg as measured in a sitting position

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects were excluded if they had a history of major cardiovascular disease or severe liver dysfunction; Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg or Systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg;
• Alcoholic;
• US-controlled diabetics;
• Stoke in past one year;
• Mental diseases or melancholia;
• Pregnancy or breast-feeding a child;
• Renal dysfunction;