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| May 01, 2002 | Jancin, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ATLANTA -- Quaffing 2 cups of orange juice daily results in a clinically meaningful reduction in blood pressure, Dr. Dennis L. Sprecher reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.

He reported on 24 hypertensive patients with stable coronary artery disease who participated in the Juice Utilization Improves Cardiovascular Endpoints (JUICE) trial. In this Tropicana-sponsored pilot study, participants drank 16 oz daily of four test beverages, each for 2 weeks, with a washout period between each 2-week test interval.

The beverages utilized in JUICE were not-from-concentrate orange juice, not-from-concentrate orange juice fortified with vitamin C, not-from-concentrate orange juice fortified with vitamins C and E, and a vitamin C-fortified "juice drink" with a lower fruit juice content.

The effect on blood pressure was similar for all three forms of orange juice: 2 weeks of daily ...

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