Kiwifruit and blood pressure
What 2 graded rows on kiwifruit agree on for blood pressure, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Kiwifruit page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Kiwifruit page, with its PubMed record.
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Kiwifruit and blood pressure
2 rows · 187 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.
- CGrade C× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 187
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 102 people (2013) and found an improvement.
The row that found an improvement ran longer (8 weeks) than the row that found no difference (4 weeks).
The row that found no difference is newer (2014) than the row that found an improvement (2013).
The rows
1 improved · 1 no difference- CGrade CBlood pressure in male smokers · Improved
RCT · n 102 · 2013 · Male smokers aged 44 to 74
3 kiwifruit a day · 8 weeks
Systolic pressure fell 10 mmHg and diastolic 9 mmHg in the kiwifruit group vs control, with 15% less platelet aggregation and 11% lower ACE activity.
- CGrade CBlood pressure in men with high cholesterol · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 85 · 2014 · Men with high cholesterol, mostly normal or prehypertensive blood pressure
2 green kiwifruit a day · 4 weeks per arm
No differences in blood pressure, heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output or peripheral resistance.