Rourkela: Scientists at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here claimed to have found a cure for high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.
The scientists said that green tea, soya proteins and the bacteria in curd substantially reduce high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The situation is quite grave as around 100 crore people around the world are having hypertension and high cholesterol.
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says that around 70 lakh people die every year due to high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The discovery of the NIT scientists is indeed a big help for people suffering from high BP and high serum cholesterol levels.
These medical problems do not bring instant death, but are silent killers if not checked. NIT zoologist, Professor Rasu Jayabalan, is said to have made the discovery.
A team of scientists led by Jayabalan comprising Sahu Soumita, Bhaskar Das, Archana Soundarya and Sannghamitra Senapati tried to identify good probiotics and bacteria. They said that probiotics are microbes which have acidophilus bacteria like lactobacillus. These bacteria are helpful to our digestive systems and can control high blood pressure.
A scientist at the McGill University in Canada had claimed after 12 years of research that the bacteria in curd can reduce cholesterol.
But Jayabalan and his team moved a step further and prepared a mixture comprising the bacteria in curd, green tea and soya protein which will reduce both high BP and cholesterol levels.
Their research findings were published in the Food and Chemistry magazine. The team separated the bacteria from the curd and mixed with it green tea and soya. They found it to be beneficial in reducing high BP and high cholesterol.
The team found that the lactobacillus in the curd helps in reducing cholesterol. The composition would be effective if it is stored at a temperature of four degree Celsius and consumed within 14 days.
Jayabalan said the team tried to prepare a healthy, natural diet that will reduce the need for medical treatment.
PNN