Hi everyone,
Today i would like to share with you the importance of eating vegetables for preventing high blood pressure.
Eating vegetables is a good dietary habit for our body. I think till now you may have heard it many times . I have heard it many times already and the result of a recent study has proved the necessity of eating vegetables once again.
A group of scientists in an international collaborative study have found a relationship between the dietary vegetable protein and blood pressure of individuals. This study was conducted among 4680 people who were randomly selected from U.S.A, U.K, China and Japan. Their ages were in between 40 and 59. The study showed that dietary glutamic acid (one kind of amino acid) is associated with lower blood pressure. Vegetable proteins contain a richer amount of glutamic acid and this indicates the inverse relation between vegetable intake and lowering of blood pressure. The result showed that, 5% of higher intake of glutamic acid as a percent of total protein in your diet will lower the blood pressure.
Vegetable sources of Glutamic acid: Beans, whole grains and tofu, pasta.
Now I should tell you about another research which reveals the relationship between eating vegetables and the lowering of blood pressure. A group of researchers conducted a research known as DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Trial, which indicated that a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods significantly lowers blood pressure.There were 459 participants in the trial.
At this point you may be thinking that why you need to prevent high blood pressure. Right? Some of the major risks and problems associated with high blood pressure are:
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
- Frequent headaches
- Damages to kidney
High blood pressure is a silent killer. It will kill you day by day . You may not know that you have higher blood pressure. You can measure your blood pressure your self or you can get it measured by medical personnel. The point is you have to measure it. Without measuring you can not be sure if your blood pressure is higher than the normal range.
So, if you don’t have any special problem to eat vegetables then eat them as regular as you can. Try to make it a habit of eating vegetables everyday. They are your natural weapon against high blood pressure. Don’t let it kill your happiness and good health. Instead attack it going one step ahead.
To your happiness and fitness.
~ Ehsan