{"id":1716,"date":"2016-06-11T06:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T06:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2016-06-11T06:28:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T06:28:56","slug":"kale-powder-effectively-lowers-blood-pressure-blood-glucose-cholesterol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/kale-powder-effectively-lowers-blood-pressure-blood-glucose-cholesterol\/","title":{"rendered":"Kale powder effectively lowers blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new study gives kale, in organic powdered form, all the more reason to be hailed the superfood king of leafy greens. The organic kale powder called <i>fujiKale<\/i>\u00a0has been shown to be effective in lowering blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol according to clinical study results presented at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hypertension.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1717\" src=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kale.jpg\" alt=\"kale\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kale.jpg 622w, http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kale-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kale-50x35.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of releasing the study results, Q&#8217;SAI <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Inc. located in<span class=\"xn-location\">Torrance<\/span>, officially introduces <i>fujiKale<\/i>, a USDA certified organic kale in ultra-fine powder that features a patented production process (Japan Patent No. 5214089), to the global\u00a0market.<\/p>\n<p>Titled &#8220;An exploratory study of the efficacy of Q&#8217;SAI kale powder (<i>fujiKale<\/i>) on Lifestyle Diseases,&#8221; the study was conducted last year by the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at <span class=\"xn-org\">Kyushu University<\/span> Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Eighty male and female participants, aged 30 to 74 who met the study parameters, ingested 14 grams of fujiKale per day for eight weeks, typically be mixing the powder into water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have confirmed that Q&#8217;SAI kale powder (<i>fujiKale<\/i>) is effective in improving blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid metabolism in study subjects,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Tomomi Ide<\/span>, who conducted the study and serves as an instructor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at <span class=\"xn-org\">Kyushu University<\/span> Graduate School of Medical Sciences. &#8220;Therefore, it is considered to be an effective diet therapy for (these) lifestyle diseases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>fujiKale<\/i> has been popular in <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span> for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s no secret that most&#8230; don&#8217;t eat enough vegetables, and many have yet to discover the nutritious value of kale,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Murray Brannen<\/span>, CEO of Q&#8217;SAI <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Inc. &#8220;Fresh kale can be expensive and you have to clean it, cut it and prepare it, which are obstacles in many households. But with <i>fujiKale<\/i>, it&#8217;s easy to add a vitamin-packed scoop to a variety of recipes, smoothies or beverages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>fujiKale<\/i><\/b> <b>Fast Facts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Kale is a source of vitamins and minerals including vitamins A, B, C, and K as well as protein, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids.<\/li>\n<li>One cup of chopped kale (70 grams) equals one scoop (5g) of <i>fujiKale<\/i>. One scoop of <i>fujiKale<\/i> is the equivalent to one whole serving of vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>The organic kale used in <i>fujiKale<\/i> is cultivated in Shimane, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>. Then, fujiKale is refined with a Japanese patented process to produce a highly concentrated, super-fine vitamin-packed powder. There are no chemical additives, pesticides or chemical fertilizers used in its cultivation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organic kale powder called fujiKale has been shown to be effective in lowering blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol according to clinical study results presented at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hypertension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[956,19,957,650,958,20],"class_list":["post-1716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-fujikale","tag-health","tag-kale","tag-nutrition","tag-vegetable","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1718,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions\/1718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}