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Svea

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Eating veg 'cuts blood pressure'
« on: January 10, 2006, 11:49:55 »
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A vegetable-rich diet can help to reduce blood pressure, researchers say.

A team led by Imperial College London, which studied 4,680 people aged 40-59, said it was not clear why eating more vegetable protein had such an effect.

But amino acids - the building blocks of protein - or vegetable components, like magnesium, may be key, they said.

However, they found no strong evidence that high meat consumption is linked to high blood pressure. The study features in Archives of Internal Medicine.

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Re: Eating veg 'cuts blood pressure'
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2006, 15:47:18 »
So we know it's healthy, just not why ... ?

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Re: Eating veg 'cuts blood pressure'
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2006, 15:53:17 »
Except of course when its the slugs eating my veg - that sends my blood pressure way up!

 

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