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Kudzu, the hardy weed that blankets more than 8 million acres of the South, may have some redeeming qualities after all.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham last week published a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry showing kudzu reduces hypertension and regulates glucose metabolism in rats. If their findings hold true for people, the vine long considered one of the South's most aggravating curses could help combat the region's latest scourge: obesity-related health problems.
