New research from Pear Bureau Northwest

(Edelman Public Relations) New research from an ongoing study led by Dr. Sarah A. Johnson, Ph.D., R.D.N., which found that regular fresh pear consumption may improve blood pressure and vascular function in older men and women with metabolic syndrome (MetS.) MetS, a cluster of major cardiovascular risk factors highly associated with the development of chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes, affects more than one in three US adults.