This report assesses the effect of supplementation with gamma-aminobutyric acid on blood pressure among people with mild hypertension. Fifty subjects with systolic blood pressure (SBP) between 120 and 159 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 80 and 99 mm Hg were randomized to ingest 2 bottles of "Beauty Drink" or placebo per day for 8 weeks of a stage. In addition, anthropometric measurements (blood pressure, body weight, body fat) and blood biochemical markers including fasting blood glucose (FBG), albumin, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL-C, LDL-C, creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), AST, ALT were examined every four weeks.
