Heart Healthy Spread V2.0: Blood Pressure Plus Cholesterol, Finnish Researchers Report

Nutra Ingredients -- A spread containing plant sterols and bioactive peptides from milk may reduce cholesterol levels and improve blood pressure, says a new study from Valio. Writing in the Journal of Functional Foods, Finnish researchers report that consumption of the combined spread led to significant reductions in total and LDL cholesterol, as well decreases in systolic blood pressure (BP).