Vegetarian diets support a healthy blood pressure, according to a review published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers identified 39 studies which analyzed the dietary choices and blood pressures of adults. Vegetarian diets were associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures, compared with omnivorous diets. This review is consistent with other studies and stresses the significance of a dietary approach to preventing and reducing the risk for hypertension.
JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 24, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14547
Yoko Yokoyama, PhD, MPH1,2,3; Kunihiro Nishimura, MD, PhD, MPH4,5; Neal D. Barnard, MD3,6; Misa Takegami, RN, PhD, MPH1,7; Makoto Watanabe, MD, PhD8; Akira Sekikawa, MD, PhD9; Tomonori Okamura, MD, PhD10; Yoshihiro Miyamoto, MD, PhD1,8
HERE ARE 8 WAYS TO NATURALLY LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 24, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14547
Yoko Yokoyama, PhD, MPH1,2,3; Kunihiro Nishimura, MD, PhD, MPH4,5; Neal D. Barnard, MD3,6; Misa Takegami, RN, PhD, MPH1,7; Makoto Watanabe, MD, PhD8; Akira Sekikawa, MD, PhD9; Tomonori Okamura, MD, PhD10; Yoshihiro Miyamoto, MD, PhD1,8
HERE ARE 8 WAYS TO NATURALLY LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE