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NPD in action: Lowering blood pressure

Aug 2018

American Heart Association data illustrates that nearly half of the US population suffers from high blood pressure. Sodium intake is one of the major factors known to increase blood pressure, and the majority of sodium consumption comes from processed foods. For food manufacturers, this may be a signal to improve the marketing of low sodium products and to introduce new options that meet both dietary needs and flavor preferences.

1.    Good Nature Imelglog Mix Viscum Album (Macedonia)
2.    Act II Diet Popcorn (India) 
3.    Chocolate Historia Organic Dark Chocolate Bar With 70% Cocoa (Chile)
4.    Go Natural Fruit And Nut Delight With Real Fruit Pieces (Malaysia)
5.    Bionic Farm Tepung Organik Organic Red Rice Flour (Indonesia)
6.    Black Allium Black Garlic (Spain)
7.    Iswari Eveil Du Bouddha Instant Organic Pineapple And Herb Flour (France)
8.    8th Continent Soy Milk Original (Guatemala) 
9.    Ecozest Organic Chia Seeds (Indonesia) 
10.    Olivola A Rich Oil Blend Of Olive And Canola (Pakistan)

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Chocolate Historia Organic Dark Chocolate Bar With 70% Cocoa (Chile). Organic dark chocolate bar with 70 percent cocoa. Gluten-free. Pure chocolate stimulates the heart and has a vasodilation effect that reduces blood pressure. Pure chocolate also contains antioxidants, molecules that reduce cell oxidation, thus slowing the aging process.

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