Eating 50 grams of tahini (sesame paste) can lower your blood pressure and heart rate within a few hours, at least for healthy young men.

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Tahini consumption affects blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy males

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2022 Dec

The study fed healthy men 50g of tahini, and after 4 hours their blood pressure and heart rate dropped, which is exactly what the claim says.

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Tahini consumption affects blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy males

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DOI: 10.1038/s41371-021-00624-2

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