Eating 50 grams of tahini (a sesame seed paste) during a meal stops the rise in blood pressure that normally happens after eating, which might be good for the heart in people with type 2 diabetes.
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The consumption of tahini meal regulates hemodynamic parameters in type 2 diabetes patients postprandially
The study looked at whether eating tahini stops blood pressure from rising after a meal in people with type 2 diabetes. Blood pressure went up after the control meal but not after tahini, yet the difference between the two meals wasn't clear enough to say tahini helped.
The consumption of tahini meal regulates hemodynamic parameters in type 2 diabetes patients postprandially
The study found that blood pressure went up after the control meal but not after the tahini meal, but the difference between the two meals wasn't big enough to say tahini helped. So it doesn't prove tahini prevents the rise.
Tahini consumption affects blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy males
The study looked at healthy men, not people with diabetes, and found tahini didn't change systolic blood pressure. So it doesn't prove the claim about preventing blood pressure spikes in diabetics.
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