A Systematic Review (Before 16 October 2024) on the Potential Anti Hypertensive Effects of Oats and or Banana - mauriceling/mauriceling.github.io GitHub Wiki

Citation: Lai, LJE, Ling, MHT. 2025. A Systematic Review (Before 16 October 2024) on the Potential Anti-Hypertensive Effects of Oats and/or Banana. Scholastic Medical Sciences 3(2): 01-09.

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With the increasing prevalence of hypertension globally, easily accessible preventive measures are of rising popularity; such as, the addition of oats and bananas into one’s diet. However, the effects of oats and banana consumption have not been systematically reviewed. Hence, we conduct a systematic review on the potential anti-hypertensive effects of oats and/or banana using studies indexed in PubMed prior to 16 October 2024. 22 of 171 initial articles included and classified into three main themes: (i) antihypertensive effects of oats, (ii) antihypertensive effects of bananas, and (iii) factors affecting adherence to regular consumption of oats / bananas. We find that oats or bananas do have anti-hypertensive benefits but must be consumed regularly and consistently for an extended period for their benefits. There are no studies examining the potential synergistic anti-hypertensive effects of oats and banana consumption; hence, a potential area for future work.