The idea of “calm” resonates with consumers of products for cardiovascular wellness, research has shown. Lycored surveyed 505 men and women in the US and the UK All were over the age of 50, the age group most likely to purchase supplements for cardiovascular wellness.

Making a loaf with the brightly colored root vegetable can lower blood pressure and improve blood flow to the heart.

Few studies have examined whether dietary factors might affect blood pressure in children.