Grana Padano cheese combats hypertension

(ANSA) - Brescia, October 5 - The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) conferred its Gold Award for best clinical study to Italian researchers who showed eating Grana Padano PDO cheese on a regular basis helps brings blood pressure down in subjects with hypertension.
    The award was handed out at an ISH congress on September 29 in the city of Seul, South Korea.
    The two-month double-blind randomized placebo study of 30 patients conducted by teams from Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital and from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in the Italian city of Piacenza was chosen from among 2,000 contenders.
    ISH is an official partner of the World Health Organization (WHO) and of the World Hypertension League.
    If left untreated, hypertension or high blood pressure can lead to hardening of the arteries, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney damage.