EFEITOS DO SUCO DE UVA TINTO INTEGRAL NA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL DE REPOUSO DE MULHERES CLIMATÉRICAS

Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) is a disease that, in most cases, involves genetic factors and lifestyle that affects approximately 21.4% of the Brazilian population, with 55% of this number represented by women and individuals over 75 years, accounting for 22.6% of deaths in Brazil. In women, the increased risk of developing SAH occurs in the period corresponding to the climacteric. Considered as a moment of transition between a woman's reproductive and non-reproductive period, the climacteric occurs between 40 and 60 years and involves the following phases: premenopause, perimenopause and postmenopause. It is known that treatment for SAH is more effective when it involves nutritional and lifestyle strategies combined with drug treatment. Among the alternatives, studies indicate the existence of a hypotensive effect in substances derived from grapes. Thus, this study aimed to observe the effect of ingestion of whole red grape juice on resting blood pressure in climacteric and hypertensive women in the interior of São Paulo. This is a randomized controlled, exploratory study, which included women aged 40 to 60 years with more than three months of amenorrhea and at least two climacteric symptoms. They were randomly divided into 2 groups: Control Group (CG) and Intervention Group (IG) to ingest 190 ml of whole grape juice for 28 days. The volunteers answered self-administered questionnaires and underwent physical examinations and measurement of resting blood pressure data during the first and last visit to compare the effect of the intervention. After the experimental protocol, it was observed that the protocol and dose used were able to cause a decrease in diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group, without causing significant changes in other parameters. Despite the need for further studies with greater control in the organization of groups, in addition to more doses and treatment times, this work corroborates the data that whole grape juice is a potential aid in controlling blood pressure in postmenopausal women.