Melbourne scientists have identified a substance in your gut that can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack, hypertension, and possibly even stroke, according to new findings.

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Francine Marques, a professor of Genetics from Monash University, told Perth Live host Russell Collett that the discovery is very exciting as a new trial begins.

“We knew for decades that diets high in fibre lower blood pressure, but we didn’t understand how that happened,” she said.

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