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Your favourite summer treat can ‘slash your risk of killer high blood pressure’

ASIDE from being delicious, turns our there’s another reason to gorge on strawberries.

The nation’s best loved fruit has been found to decrease blood pressure, a risk factor for deadly heart disease and strokes.

Berries have long been regarded as ‘superfoods’ and touted for their numerous health benefits, such as reducing inflammation and oxidative stress – both triggers for certain diseases.

New research from San Diego State University has zeroed in on strawberries, finding that eating the fruit daily can lower blood pressure.

High blood pressure – also known as hypertension – can increase your risk of a number of serious health conditions, including heart disease, heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.

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