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Vegetarian Diets Lower Blood Pressure
posted 01/13/05
Vegetarian diets lower blood pressure significantly, according
to an article in this month’s Nutrition Reviews. Observational
studies have shown that hypertension is significantly less common
among vegetarians, and subsequent clinical trials showed that such
diets lower blood pressure in individuals with either normal or
high blood pressure. Among the major presumed mechanisms are the
diet’s ability to reduce blood viscosity, its high potassium
content, and its effect on body weight. The article was written
by Susan Berkow, Ph.D., and Neal Barnard, M.D., of the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Berkow SE, Barnard ND. Blood pressure regulation and vegetarian
diets. Nutrition Reviews, January, 2005.
For information about nutrition and health, please visit www.CancerProject.org,
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