Sunlight helps blood pressure risk: study

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Sunlight helps blood pressure risk: study

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sunlight-helps-blood-pressure-risk-study-140520727.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/df5pEep2WUOPxZWbqyS2sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/sunshine.d4e36.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="British researchers found exposure to sunlight alters the level of nitric oxide in the skin, dilating blood vessels and thus easing hypertension." align="left" title="British researchers found exposure to sunlight alters the level of nitric oxide in the skin, dilating blood vessels and thus easing hypertension." border="0" /></a>Sunlight may help to reduce high blood pressure, a danger factor for heart attacks and stroke, a study published in a specialist journal said on Monday. British researchers found exposure to sunlight alters the level of nitric oxide in the skin, dilating blood vessels and thus easing hypertension. &quot;Small amounts of NO [nitric oxide] are transferred from the skin to the circulation, lowering blood vessel tone,&quot; said Martin Feelisch, a professor of experimental medicine at the University of Southampton in southern England. &quot;As blood pressure drops, so does the risk of heart attack and stroke.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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